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THE    ANCESTRY    OF 

DANIEL    MORRELL 


OF    HARTFORD 


WITH     HIS     DESCENDANTS 

AND     SOME 
CONTEMPORARY     FAMILIES 


COMPILED     BY 

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This  little  book  is  part  of  the  much  larger  and  more 
ambitious  work  "  MORRELL  &  ALLIED  FAMILIES" 
which  has  been  long  in  preparation  and  which  seeks  to 
comprise  all  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Morrell  of  New- 
town.  It  is  hoped  that  all  to  whom  this  book  shall  come, 
who  may  have  any  Morrell  knowledge,  will  assist  the 
cause  by  communicating  with 

F.  V.  MORRELL. 
177  QUINCY  ST.,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y- 


MORRELL 

The  word  "  Morrell "  is  said  to  signify  "  Yellow 
Hair ; "  the  source  of  this  tradition  has  never  been  ascer- 
tained. Apparently  the  name  is  of  Latin  origin;  it  is 
found  in  some  of  its  forms  in  all  of  the  countries  of 
Europe,  but  it  seems  to  be  most  prevalent  in  France  and 
Italy. 

In  spelling  a  very  wide  latitude  prevails  and  seems  to 
have  been  largely  influenced  by  local  conditions  or  in- 
dividual tastes.  In  those  parts  of  America  where  the 
Dutch  influence  prevailed  it  was  usually  given  with  the 
broad  sound  of  Marl,  Marel  or  Murrell  while  in  the 
English  communities  it  has  become  latinized  to  Morrell, 
Morrill  or  Morriell,  frequently  with  the  accent  on  the 
last  syllable.  More  than  fifty  different  spellings  of  the 
name  are  recorded. 


MORRELLS  IN  ENGLAND 

The  surname  of  Morrell  existed  in  England  prior  to 
the  year  1500;  how  much  earlier  or  whence  its  origin, 
does  not  appear.  Several  American  genealogists  have 
concluded  that  the  name  is  of  French  parentage  and 
reached  England  by  the  way  of  Holland  some  time  fol- 
lowing the  religious  wars  of  the  sixteenth  century  in 
France.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Theodore  L.  Cuyler,  whose 
mother  was  a  Morrell  and  who  was  greatly  interested 
in  the  study  of  Morrell  history,  inclined  to  this  view  and 
the  theory  finds  additional  favor  from  the  historian  of 
the  Holland  Society  of  New  York.  A  number  of  Mor- 
rell genealogical  sketches  and  historical  reviews  have 
been  published  in  England  but  none  of  them  aims  to 
cover  more  than  a  single  lineage  or  small  group  of  the 
family  and  it  has  never  been  the  good  fortune  of  the 
writer  to  find  evidence  of  authority  on  the  subject  of 
English  origin. 

It  is  quite  possible  and  seems  probable  that  Hugnenot 
Morrells  passed  to  England,  and  our  American  families 
may  be  of  their  descendants  but  it  is  also  certain  that 
the  name  was  in  England  almost  a  full  century  before 
the  period  of  the  religious  wars. 

In  the  British  Peerage  two  Morrell  alliances  are  re- 
corded both  of  comparatively  recent  date. 

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William  Evans  Morrell,  Esq.,  married  in  1870,  Alicia, 
daughter  of  Sir  Francis  Houlton  Hartwell,  Bart. 

Charles  Morrell,  Esq.,  of  Burcote,  was  married  to  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  Sir  John  Leigh  Hoskins. 

Among  the  landed  gentry  four  Morrell  families  are 
given. 

John  Morrall,  Esq.,  of  Plas  Yolyn,  Wales,  married, 
1669,  Judith,  daughter  and  heir  of  Thomas  Edwardes, 
Esq.,  of  Kilhendre. 

Jeremiah  Morrell,  Esq.,  of  Wallingford,  Berks., 
married,  1726,  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  Smith,  Esq.,  of 
Guilford. 

James  Wright  Hayward  Morrell,  Esq.,  of  Forthamp- 
ton  House,  Gloucester,  son  of  Baker  Morrell,  Esq.,  and 
Mary  Elizabeth  Chapman,  born  April  9,  1802,  was 
married  to  Caroline  Stuart  of  Montreal,  Canada. 

Charles  Morrell,  Esq.,  of  Milton  Nile,  Berks.,  was  born 
Dec.  14,  1842. 

In  the  records  of  English  Commoners  the  name  Mor- 
rell appears  many  times  and  in  the  published  Parish 
Registers  and  Vital  Records  of  cities  and  towns  it  is  of 
frequent  evidence. 


NOTE  —  The  writer  has  heard  of  the  existence  of  a  Morrell  family  history  com- 
piled at  Somerset  House,  Strand,  London,  connecting  the  Morrells  of  America 
with  some  of  the  English  families,  but  repeated  inquiries  at  Somerset  House 
and  extensive  correspondence  in  America  has  failed  to  locate  any  such  work. 


ARMS 

The  various  Morrell  Arms  that  have  been  found  are 
described  as  follows: 


WALES 

The  Morrells  have  been  seated  in  Salop  from  an  early 
period  and  they  now  represent  the  very  ancient  family 
of  Edwardes,  which  has  resided  in  Dudleston  prior  to 
the  date  of  any  existing  records. 

Ar.  a  mural  or  embattled  fesse,  gu.  charged  with 
three  palm  branches  of  the  field,  between  six  Cornish 
doughs,  ppr.  quarterly  with  Edwardes  viz.  Gu.  a  chev. 
engr.  between  three  boars  heads  erased,  ar. 

Crest.     A  demi  Griffin. 
Motto.     Norma  tuta  veritas. 


DEVONSHIRE 

Granted  ye  15th  yeare  of  ye  reigne  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth (1573)  to  Sir  Hugh  Morrill  of  ye  county  of  Devon, 
first  son  of  Sir  Robert  Morrill,  Inner  Temple,  London; 
son  of  Sir  Thomas  Morrill,  West  of  England. 


Az.  two  Griffins  rampant  supporting  a  diamond,  Ar. 

Crest.     A  Cornish  Clough,  ppr. 

Motto.     None. 

Below  "  By  the  name  of  Morrill." 


OXFORDSHIRE 

Allowed  to  George  Herbert  Morrell,  Esq.,  M.  A., 
OXON.,  J.  P.  Oxford  &  Berkshire,  Lieut.  Col.  ist  Ox- 
fordshire Light  Infantry,  Born  Feb.  20  1845  oldest  son 
of  Rev.  George  Kidd  Morrell  of  Moulsford,  and  his 
wife  Anna  Letitia,  daughter  of  David  Powell  of  Lough- 
ton. 

Or.  a  bend  invicted,  gules,  in  chief  a  sprig  of  three 
roses,  gules,  leaved  and  slipped,  ppr.  and  in  base  a  cross, 
crosslet  upon  the  last. 

Crest.  A  demi  lion  rampant,  guardant  per  pale,  ar- 
gent and  sable,  dexter  paw  holding  a  stalk  of  three 
roses,  gules;  seeded,  or,  barbed  and  stalked,  vert;  sinis- 
ter paw  resting  on  a  cross  crosslet,  gules. 

Motto.    Bono  animo  esto. 


Az.  on  a  cross,  ar.  a  lion  rampant,  gu. 

Crest.     The  horns  of  a  bull  adhering  to  the  scalp,  ppr. 

Motto.     None  is  given. 

Above  is  in  Cyclopedia  of  British  Heraldry  and  is 
"  allowed."    Not  known  to  whom. 


FRANCE 

The  Dutch  family  of  Vanderveer  of  Flatbush,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.  —  allied  to  the  Morrells  of  Newtown,  Long 
Island  have  still  another  Morrell  Arms,  differing  materi- 
ally from  any  of  the  English  Arms  here  described.  It  is 
thought  to  be  of  French  origin. 

No  description  is  obtainable. 


MORRELLS    IN   AMERICA 

The  first  of  the  name  to  set  foot  on  the  shore  of  this 
country  was  William  Morrell,  a  clergyman  of  the 
English  Church  who  came  with  the  Gorges  expedition 
and  was  in  Plymouth  in  1623.  He  bore  a  commission 
from  the  Ecclesiastical  Court  in  London,  giving  him 
authority  to  exercise  certain  supervision  over  the  church 
in  New  England. 

Whether  the  religious  atmosphere  of  Plymouth  was 
not  conducive  to  his  spiritual  well  being  or  whether 
advances  on  his  part  aroused  the  Puritan  resentment,  is 
not  fully  known,  but  it  is  recorded  that  he  never 
attempted  to  make  use  of  his  commission  and  remained 
scarcely  a  year,  returning  to  London,  where  he  wrote 
and  published  a  long  poem,  in  Latin,  descriptive  of 
New  England,  the  land  of  plenty  and  privation.  This 
poem  he  later  translated  into  English  and  it  was  again 
published  in  the  latter  language. 

The  Club  of  Odd  Volumes  of  London  has  published 
facsimiles  of  both  these  publications  of  1625  and  the 
Massachusetts  Historical  Society  has  incorporated  the 
work  in  full,  in  both  languages,  in  Volume  i  of  its 
Collections. 


ISAAC  MORRELL 

Isaac  came  to  America  on  the  Ship  Lion  arriving  in 
Boston  harbor  Sep.  16  1632.  He  is  described  as  a  black- 
smith but  from  what  can  be  learned  of  his  craft,  he  was, 
rather,  a  forger  of  ornamental  iron  work  for  buildings 
and  ships.  Before  leaving  England  he  subscribed  to 
an  oath  of  allegiance  to  his  mother  country  (probably 
on  compulsion)  on  June  22  1632. 

Isaac  settled  at  Roxbury  Mass,  where  records  show  he 
was  freeholder  1633,  member  of  Ancient  and  Honor- 
able Artillery  of  Boston  1638,  member  of  the  first 
church  of  Roxbury,  Constable  of  Roxbury  1659,  and 
is  mentioned  as  one  of  the  town's  four  wealthy  citizens. 

In  the  list  of  passengers  on  the  Lion  the  name  is 
given  "  Isack  Murrill."  A  facsimile  signature,  pub- 
lished, is  "  Isaac  Morrell,"  while  the  inscription  on  his 
tomb,  still  legible,  is  "Isaac  Moril.  Dyed  18.  10.  1661. 
aged  74  years." 

Isaac  was  married  in  England  to  Sarah  (surname  not 
known)  and  their  two  oldest  children  were  born  there; 
five  other  children  were  born  in  Roxbury;  he  had  two 
sons  both  of  whom  died  in  childhood  so  that  none  of 
his  descendants  bear  the  name  Morrell. 


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ABRAHAM  MORRILL 

Abraham  is  supposed  to  have  come  in  the  same  ship 
with  his  brother  Isaac  although  his  name  does  not 
appear  on  the  list  of  passengers,  as  preserved.  His  first 
home  was  in  Cambridge,  Mass,  where  his  residence  was 
on  Brighton  Street,  but  he  soon  removed  to  Salisbury 
where  he  is  of  record  as  receiving  a  land  grant  in  1640 
and  again  in  1642,  1644  and  1654. 

Abraham  was  also  a  blacksmith  but  he  soon  became 
engaged  in  other  business  and  in  1642  records  show  he 
built  a  mill  for  grinding  corn  and  wheat,  in  Salisbury; 
he  was  an  original  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable 
Artillery  and  before  his  death  became  one  of  the  most 
substantial  citizens  of  his  town.  He  married  June  10 
1645,  Sarah  Clement,  daughter  of  Robert  Clement,  who 
was  born  in  England  1590.  All  of  their  nine  children 
were  born  in  Massachusetts  and  through  his  four  sons, 
his  descendants  are  numerous.  All  write  the  name 
Morrill. 

The  will  of  Abraham  Morrill  is  dated  June  18  1662 
and  was  proven  October  14  1662.  Sarah  Morrill,  his 
widow,  was  again  married  on  October  8  1665  to  Thomas 
Mudgett. 


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Several  genealogies  of  portions  of  the  descendants  of 
Abraham  Morrill  have  been  published  and  a  compre- 
hensive work  covering  all,  or  nearly  all,  of  his  posterity 
is  said  to  be  about  ready  for  publication. 


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JOHN  MORRELL 

John  Morrell,  born  in  England  1640,  came  to  America 
and  was  granted  land  in  1668  where  is  now  the  State  of 
Maine —  some  miles  north  of  Kittery,  which  land  he 
exchanged  a  few  years  later  for  land  in  Kittery  where 
for  many  years  he  conducted  a  ferry  to  Dover  and  in 
1686  secured  a  license  to  establish  a  house  of  enter- 
tainment in  connection  with  his  ferry.  Some  of  his  land 
is  said  to  have  remained  in  possession  of  his  descend- 
ants until  recent  years. 

John  married  1667,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and 
Elizabeth  Hodson.  Their  descendants  have  been  numer- 
ous and  several  of  them  have  attained  eminence  as 
statesmen  and  in  business  life. 


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RICHARD  MORRELL 

Richard  is  said  to  have  lived  in  New  Hampshire  as 
early  as  1640.  No  authentic  record  of  this  Morrell  has 
been  found. 


EDUOUARD  MARREL 

On  Oct.  22  1645,  tne  Directors  General  in  New  Neth- 
erlands, granted  patent  for  eleven  morgens  of  land  west 
of  Corleafs  Hook,  to  Eduouard  Marrel  and  a  further 
grant  was  made  to  him  on  Nov.  3  of  the  same  year,  of 
a  house  lot  in  Manhattans.  Apparently  he  was  Dutch 
and  may  have  returned  to  Holland  without  occupying  his 
land. 

This  name  does  not  appear  again  on  any  record  that 
has  been  found. 


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THOMAS  MORRALL  OF  GRAVESEND 

Thomas  was  in  Gravesend  sometime  prior  to  Feb. 
loth  1648  and  the  original  records  of  the  town,  still  in 
existence,  show  that  upon  that  date  he  made  application 
to  have  one  of  the  forty  plantation  lots  in  which  the  town 
had  been  divided,  awarded  to  him;  upon  his  petition, 
Lot  No.  15  was  granted  to  Thomas  Morrall,  he  entering 
into  an  agreement  to  pay  the  present  holder  the  sum  of 
thirty  eight  guilders  within  the  ensuing  fifteen  months 
to  reimburse  him  for  work  done  in  clearing  the  land  and 
building  fence. 

Many  records  of  Thomas  are  available.  He  sold  Lot 
No.  15  and  bought  another  for  fifteen  hundred  pounds 
of  tobacco  which  was  duly  paid  some  months  before  the 
time  stipulated.  Later  he  leased  other  land,  finally 
moving  to  Staten  Island  where  he  died,  leaving  a  will 
dated  May  2d  1670,  in  which  he  bequeaths  all  his  belong- 
ings, mostly  cows  and  horses,  to  three  of  his  personal 
friends.  No  mention  is  made  of  wife  or  children.  So 
far  as  appears  on  any  record  Thomas  Morrall  of 
Gravesend  did  not  leave  any  descendants. 

Nearly  all  Long  Island  historians  have  assumed  that 
Thomas  Morrall  of  Gravesend  and  Thomas  Morrell 
of  Newtown  were  the  same  person  or  father  and  son. 
This  assumption  is  natural,  owing  to  the  similarity  of 

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names  and  the  fact  that  Gravesend  and  Newtown  are 
but  a  few  miles  apart.  A  very  thorough  and  careful 
search,  in  sympathy  with  an  earnest  desire  to  discover 
a  kinship  and  place  an  additional  generation  on  our 
family  tree,  fails  entirely  to  disclose  any  relationship 
between  these  two.  They  were  certainly  different  persons 
and  probably  were  not  kinsmen. 


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JOHN  MORRELL  OF  GRAVESEND 

Hon.  Tunis  G.  Bergen  mentions  among  the  early 
inhabitants  of  Gravesend  John  Morrell,  who  was  super- 
intendent of  the  plantation  of  Lady  Debora  Moody  in 
1646  and  who  somewhat  later  married  Elizabeth  Corn- 
wall, widow. 

Evidently  Mr.  Bergen  is  in  error  regarding  this 
name.  The  original  record,  still  in  existence,  is  not  dis- 
tinct but  the  name  is  certainly  not  Morrell.  Experts  in 
the  employ  of  the  City  of  New  York  have  in  all  cases 
transcribed  or  indexed  the  name  "  Morrice "  or 
"  Morris." 


ENSIGN  MOREL 

Ensign  Morel  is  mentioned  in  the  journal  of  Count  de 
Frontenac  on  his  voyage  to  Quebec  in  Oct.  1673.  This 
name  is  not  uncommon  in  Canada  at  the  present  time. 


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NICHOLAS  MORRELL 

Nicholas  and  Margaret  Morrell  were  married  in 
England  and  came  to  Boston  on  the  ship  Prudence  & 
Mary,  arriving  there  May  28  1679. 

Nicholas  was  a  master  mariner  and  sailed  from  Boston 
June  2  1679  in  command  of  the  Barque  Hopewell  for 
Barbadoes,  where  was  his  home  and  where  his  son 
Nicholas  was  baptized  in  the  Parish  of  St.  Michaels 
on  Aug.  10  1678. 

There  were  other  families  of  Morrell  and  Murrell  in 
Barbadoes  at  about  that  period. 


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PIERRE  MOREL 

Pierre  came  from  Switzerland  in  1732  with  his  wife 
and  seven  children  and  seven  servants,  landing  at 
Savannah,  Ga.,  where  he  shortly  afterward  obtained 
grants  and  concessions  to  large  tracts  of  land  and  became 
prominent  among  the  southern  planters.  He  was  one  of 
the  largest  slave  owners  of  his  time. 

During  the  War  of  the  Revolution  the  Morels  were 
intense  patriots.  John,  son  of  Pierre,  was  member  of 
the  Provincial  Congress  from  the  Sea  Island  district 
of  Georgia  in  1775  and  member  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety  at  Savannah  in  1776  and  in  the  same  year  was 
one  of  the  party  who  boarded  and  fired  the  British  ship 
Inverness  in  Savannah  harbor. 

The  descendants  of  Pierre  Morel  are  numerous.  Their 
genealogy  is  published  under  the  title  "Bellinger  &  De 
Veaux  &  Allied  Families." 


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HUGH  MORRIELL 

Hugh  came  from  Ireland  some  ten  or  fifteen  years 
prior  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  settling  in  New 
York  State,  west  of  Albany.  He  had  sons  Robert  and 
James ;  Robert  had  son  Robert  who  had  son  Hugh  born 
in  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Hugh,  last  named  had  son  Robert  who  settled  in  Erie 
Co.,  Pa.,  and  changed  the  name  to  Morrill.  This  last 
Robert  had  several  children  among  them  a  son  William 
H.  who  moved  to  Indiana  and  from  whose  descendants 
the  above  facts  were  obtained. 

This  lineage  is  vague  and  hardly  well  defined  but 
it  is  indisputable.  Many  records  found  in  Erie  Co., 
Pa.,  fully  confirm  the  family  existence,  and  a  number  of 
the  descendants  are  at  present  living  in  Erie  County, 
Pa.  and  near  South  Bend,  Indiana.  Some  still  retain  the 
original  name  of  Morriell  while  others  write  Morrill. 


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THOMAS  MORRELL 
OF  NEWTOWN,  LONG  ISLAND 


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THOMAS    MORRELL   OF   NEWTOWN 

Thomas  Morrell  was  in  Newtown,  a  little  village  on 
Long  Island  about  eight  miles  from  the  Brooklyn  ferry, 
on  March  ist  1666.  When  he  came,  or  whence,  is  not 
surely  known.  The  following,  from  the  original  records, 
now  in  custody  of  the  City  of  New  York,  Book  I  Page 
82  is  the  earliest  authentic  record. 

March  1  1666  At  a  towne  meting 

"  The  next  lott  to  John  Moore's  lott  estward  on  the  south 
side  of  the  towne  is  given  to  Thomas  Morall  provided  no 
(a  word  here  is  illegible)  man  or  men  can  show  a  right  for  it 
if  it  doth  apere  within  a  yere  and  six  wekes  then  is  Thomas 
Morall  to  pay  for  it  to  any  such  as  can  make  such  a  right  appere 
upon  record 

"Thomas  Morrall  is  allso  granted  other  upland  to  plant  on 
where  it  may  be  convenient  for  him  p'vided  it  doth  not  prejudes 
any  of  the  neighbors  " 

Above  record  is  entirely  without  punctuation  in  the 
original. 

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Several  similar  records  of  land  grants  appear  within 
the  next  few  years.  The  name  is  usually  spelled  Morrell 
but  it  is  sometimes  Marrel  or  Murrel  with  variations  of 
one  or  two  "  r's  "  or  "  1's  ". 

There  are  other  records  also  of  Thomas  of  various 
natures,  he  appears  as  principal  or  witness  in  one  or 
more  suits  at  law,  and  a  number  of  deeds  and  wills 
are  signed  or  witnessed  by  him.  The  little  settlement 
which  had  been  earlier  known  as  Mespat-Kil  and 
Middleburgh,  was  in  1666  inhabited  by  less  than  a 
hundred  persons,  mostly  English,  all  farmers  or  yeomen, 
with  such  other  occupations  as  carpenter,  weaver  or 
tailor,  whenever  not  busy  on  their  land.  The  surround- 
ing villages  of  Midwout,  Amersfort,  Breukelen,  Boswyck 
and  Rustdorf  were  mainly  peopled  by  the  Dutch  and 
the  Dutch  language  prevailed  over  the  general  vicinity. 

There  was  no  church  in  Newtown  or  near  until  early 
in  the  eighteenth  century  and  the  few  infants  of  whom 
we  have  baptismal  records  were  taken  to  the  Dutch 
churches  in  Brooklyn  or  New  York.  That  many  of  the 
children  born  in  Newtown  did  not  receive  the  rite  of 
baptism,  is  shown  by  the  great  number  of  adults  baptized 
after  churches  were  established. 

In  the  Doughty  patent  to  the  settlers  at  Mespat-Kil, 
dated  May  28  1642,  the  name  Morrell  does  not  appear. 
In  the  year  following  this  first  patent,  the  little  com- 
munity was  attacked  by  the  Indians,  all  the  houses  were 
burned,  several  settlers  were  killed  and  the  entire  settle- 
ment was  scattered  and  destroyed.  The  original  Doughty 
patent,  in  Latin,  is  still  preserved  among  the  archives  of 

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New  York,  at  Albany,  unless  it  may  have  been  destroyed 
by  the  fire  in  the  Capitol  Building  a  few  years  ago. 

About  1652  confidence  was  again  restored  and  settlers 
began  to  return,  among  them  several  families  from  New 
England.  In  1656  the  entire  section  was  purchased  from 
the  Indians  and  the  deed  is  of  record  containing  the 
names  of  all  contributors.  There  is  none  among  them 
by  the  name  of  Morrell. 

In  Thompson's  History  of  Long  Island  is  a  list  of 
freeholders  in  Middleburgh  of  date  1655  or  56.  This 
list  contains  the  names  of  Thomas  and  John  Morrell. 

The  authenticity  of  this  list  is  questioned  and  it  is  not 
given  in  several  other  histories.  It  is  certain  that  several 
of  the  names  were  of  families  that  did  not  settle  in 
Middleburgh  until  ten  or  fifteen  years  later.  Apparently 
an  error  has  been  made  in  the  date. 

After  the  English  occupation  of  1664  new  charters 
were  issued  to  all  the  settlements  by  Governor  Nichol 
and  in  the  Charter  to  Newtown  of  Dec.  4,  1666,  Thomas 
Morrell  is  named  among  the  freeholders,  while  in  the 
later  English  Charter  issued  by  Governor  Dongan  Nov. 
25  1686  the  name  of  Thomas  Morrell  appears  three  times, 
twice  as  inhabitant  and  freeholder  and  again  as  one  of 
those  entitled  to  share  in  the  residuary  lands.  In  this 
last,  or  Dongan  charter,  the  name  of  Thomas  Morrell, 
Junior  also  appears  as  freeholder  which  indicates  that 
the  son  had  arrived  at  years  of  maturity  and  enables  us 
to  approximate  the  marriage  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  at 
a  period  of,  say,  1661  to  1664. 


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Several  tax  lists  are  included  in  the  records  of  New- 
town  which  show  that  Tho.  Morall  was  assessed 

Dec.     4  1666  £0-1-9 

Jan.  27  1667  0-1-3 

Feb.    6  1667  0-2-6 

Feb.  26  1668  0-2-6 

In  a  list  "off"   the   estates  of   Newtown  taken   for 
purposes  of  taxation  in  September  1675  is 

Tho  Morrell 
i  Poll  (or  male  over  21) 
10  Morgens  of  land  (about  20  acres) 
i  Horse 
4  Oxen 

i  Cow  3  years  old 
I  Cow  2  years  old 
3  Sheep 
I  Swine 

A  similar  list  of  1678  shows  Thomas  Morrell  of  New- 
town 

1  Poll 

16  Morgens  of  land  (32  Acres) 
3  Cows 

2  Cows  2  years  old 
2  Cows  i  year  old 
2  Horses 

i  Horse  i  year  old 
i  Swine 


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The  tax  list  of  1683  shows  Thomas  Morrell  of  New- 
town 

2  Polls 

1  Horse 
4  Oxen 

2  Cows  &  3  Young  Cattle 
i  Swine 

25  Morgens  land  (50  acres) 

Two  polls  in  this  list  indicate  that  Thomas,  Jr.  had 
become  of  age.  Ninety  families  in  Newtown  were  in- 
cluded in  this  last  enumeration  and  a  comparison  shows 
that  the  holdings  of  Thomas  Morrell  were  considerably 
above  the  average  freeholder  of  the  community. 


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MORRELL   IN    THE   WAR   OF   THE 
REVOLUTION 

The  Revolutionary  record  of  the  Morrells  of  Newtown 
is  especially  creditable.  Official  publications  by  the 
several  states  show  that  the  number  of  Morrells  engaged 
in  the  war  was  as  follows: 

From  New  York  32  persons 

New  Jersey          8 

Pennsylvania        7 

Connecticut          2 

And  in  Privateer  service  3 

Five  of  the  above  were  Commissioned  Officers. 

All  of  these  were  descendants  of  Thomas  Morrell 
of  Newtown.  The  official  military  record  of  nearly 
every  one  has  been  secured  from  the  War  Department 
in  Washington  or  from  the  military  Records  of  the  several 
states. 


NOTE  — Owing  to  re-enlistments  some  of  the  names  are  duplicated  on  the 
records.  It  is  estimated  that  the  above  fifty-three  names  may  represent  about 
thirty  individuals. 

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LOYALISTS,    OR   TORIES 

There  was  also  a  small  contingent  of  the  Newtown 
Morrells  who  expressed  sentiments  antagonistic  to  the 
cause  of  American  freedom.  About  eight  names  of 
British  sympathizers  have  been  found,  but  only  three 
were  classed  as  tories.  These  three  had  their  property 
confiscated,  and  one  was  exiled  and  died  at  Saint  John, 
New  Brunswick  in  1817. 

The  Morrell  farm  at  Dutch  Kills  —  near  Newtown  was 
a  military  camp  for  the  Hessian  and  British  soldiers 
during  the  whole  seven  years  of  British  occupation. 
Several  incidents  and  stories  of  the  military  rule  are 
still  preserved  and  many  relics  have  been  found. 


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CENSUS    OF    1790 

In  the  first  enumeration  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
United  States  taken  in  1790,  recently  published  in  full, 
Morrells  are  found  as  follows : 

On  Long  Island  92  persons 

In   New  York  City  25 

Westchester  County  14 

Orange  County  13 

Albany  &  vicinity  23 

New  Jersey  50  estimated 

Connecticut  8 

Pennsylvania  23 

The  records  of  this  census  for  several  of  the  states 
including  New  Jersey  were  destroyed  when  Washington 
was  devastated  and  the  Capital  burned  in  the  war  of 
1812.  The  above  estimate  for  New  Jersey  is  below, 
rather  than  above  the  number  of  Morrells  there. 

All  the  above,  with  possibly  a  few  exceptions,  were 
descendants  of  Thomas  Morrell  of  Newtown.  In  addi- 
tion there  were  several  hundred  Morrells  and  Merrills 
enumerated  in  New  England  and  the  Southern  states, 

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among  whom  were  doubtless  many  of  the  Long  Island 
tribe. 

Allowing  for  those  who  entered  the  family  by  mar- 
riage and  for  the  daughters  married  out  of  the  name 
it  is  estimated  that  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Morrell 
of  Newtown  living  in  1790  numbered  about  two  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five  individuals  of  all  ages. 


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MORRELLS  IN  CIVIL  LIFE 

Examination  of  the  minutes  of  the  Town  Meetings 
of  Newtown  show  that  from  1705  to  1848  about  eight- 
een Morrells  filled  various  town  offices,  some  of  them 
continuing  through  several  terms. 

Nineteen  Morrells  are  found  among  the  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  the  first  church  society 
established  in  Newtown. 

Many  Morrells  are  among  the  lists  of  communicants 
of  the  churches  in  all  the  neighboring  villages. 


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WANDERLUST 

Dreams  of  green  fields  far  away  early  came  to  the 
Newtown  settlers.  Morrells  of  the  third  generation 
began  the  exodus  as  early  as  1707  and  from  that  time 
to  the  present  the  procession  has  never  ceased.  In  the 
early  eighteenth  century  the  attractions  of  New  Jersey 
were  very  alluring,  and  many  settlers  came  from 
neighboring  communities.  Inducements  of  fertile  land, 
largely  free  from  forests,  at  low  prices  and  extremely 
liberal  terms  of  payment,  together  with  the  advantages 
of  many  rivers  and  navigable  streams,  caused  sev- 
eral Morrells  to  locate  on  the  Delaware  or  "  beyond  the 
Kill."  Three  Morrells  early  setttled  in  Albany.  One  or 
more  families  moved  to  Westchester  County  and  four 
brothers  in  one  Newtown  family  sailed  up  the  Delaware 
to  Philadelphia,  where  they  prospered,  and  where  many 
of  their  descendants  still  live. 


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THOMAS  MORRELL 

FOUNDER  OF  THE   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA 

Died  at  Newtown  about  1704 

Married  in  England 
HANNAH—  (surname  not  known) 

Their  children  were 

2  THOMAS  Born  in  England  about  1662 

3  SAMUEL      "     "        "  "      1664 

4  JOSEPH        "     "    Newtown  1667 

5  JONATHAN  "      "  about  1670 

6  WILLIAM 

7  SARAH 

8  ABAGAIL  Baptized  (adult)     October  31  1711 


NOTE  — The  second  generation  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell  is  quite 
fully  established  and  verified  in  the  Newtown  Records.  Owing  to  the  absence  of 
churches  and  church  records,  the  third  generation  cannot  be  well  defined.  Some 
twenty-rive  names  are  known  who  must  have  been  grandchildren  of  Thomas,  the 
founder  but  only  about  ten  can  be,  assuredly,  placed. 


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But  little  is  positively  known  of  the  life  of  Thomas 
Morrell  prior  to  his  advent  at  Newtown,  but  it  is  almost 
certain  that  he  was  born  in  England.  Following  the 
English  occupation  of  New  Amsterdam  in  1664  and  its 
change  of  name  to  New  York,  there  was  a  great  influx 
of  English  immigration  and  a  reasonable  assumption  is 
that  Thomas  and  Hannah  with  their  two  sons  were 
among  those  who  arrived  in  the  autumn  of  1665.  He 
is  described  in  a  deed  as  being  a  carpenter,  but  all  his 
efforts  seem  to  have  been  devoted  to  clearing  his  land 
and  farming.  Besides  the  numerous  grants  he  was  pur- 
chaser of  several  tracts  and  a  number  of  deeds  of  sale 
were  executed  by  him.  The  date  of  his  death  is  estab- 
lished by  deeds  of  his  oldest  son  to  the  others  in  division 
of  his  estate.  One  of  these  deeds  alludes  to  a  will, 
naming  sons  Thomas  and  Samuel  as  executors;  a  dili- 
gent search  has  been  made  for  this  will  but  it  has 
nowhere  been  found. 


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THOMAS  MORRELL 

SECOND   GENERATION 

son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 

of  Newtown 

Probably  born  in  England  about  1662 
Married  in  Newtown  about  1686 
MARTHA  (surname  not  known) 

The  date  of  marriage  of  Thomas  is  established  by  a 
deed  executed  by  his  parents,  Thomas  and  Hannah 
Morrell,  bearing-  date  June  18  1686 — "A  guift  of  ten 
acers  of  land  "  with  provision  for  reversion  in  case  no 
children  should  be  born.  It  is  well  established  that  he 
had  several  children  and  many  records  of  them  are  col- 
lected. Only  two  sons  however  can  be  positively  identi- 
fied as  of  this  family  owing  to  the  entire  absence  of 
church  records  at  that  period. 

These  two  sons  are,  Thomas  who  moved  to  New 
Jersey  and  died  at  Hopewell  in  1732,  leaving  a  will  be- 
queathing his  property  to  his  widow  Mary  and  seven 
small  children;  and  John,*  presumably  the  youngest, 
who  was  born  March  21  1703,  married  Phebe  Alburtus 
and  left  a  very  long  and  full  line  of  descendants,  cover- 
ing ten  generations  —  most  of  whom  are  known  and  in- 
dexed. 


*  The   compiler  of    this  work  is  among  the  descendants  of  John  Morrell 
and  Phebe  Alburtus  in  the  eighth  generation. 


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SAMUEL  MORRELL 

SECOND    GENERATION 

son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 

of  Newtown 
Born,  probably  in  England  about  1664 

Married 
SUSANNAH   (surname  not  known) 

Samuel  and  Susannah  had  several  children.  Their 
oldest  son,  Samuel,  married  June  12  1728,  Phebe  Baley, 
moved  to  New  Jersey  and  died  there  leaving  a  widow 
and  six  children;  his  will  is  on  file  at  Trenton.  Wil- 
liam, another  son  is  thought  to  have  married  Mary  Fen- 
nemin  of  Burlington,  N.  J.  October  28  1730;  his  poster- 
ity is  large.  Sarah  a  daughter  married  John  Smith  and 
remained  in  Newtown.  Hannah  married  John  Bailey  of 
Newton. 

Probably  there  were  other  children. 


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JOSEPH  MORRELL 

SECOND    GENERATION 

son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 

of  Newtown 
Born  in  Newtown  1667    Died  November  18  1742 

Married 
HANNAH — (surname  not  known) 

The  oldest  son  of  Joseph  and  Hannah,  Joseph,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  ( ?)  and  lived  in  Newtown.  He  is  of 
frequent  record  but  little  is  known  of  his  children  and 
descendants.  John,  another  son  is  supposed  to  have 
married  Judith  Johnson  and  the  large  group  of  Morrells 
in  Philadelphia  are  thought  to  have  been  of  this  alliance. 
There  were  other  children. 


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JONATHAN  MORRELL 

SECOND    GENERATION 

son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 

of  Newtown 
Born  in  Newtown  about  1670  Died  about  1726 

Married 
JUDITH  (surname  not  known) 

Their  children  were 
9  JONATHAN  Baptized  August    15    1697 

10  THOMAS       Born  *  ">  .  Ifi99 

11  ROBERT 

12  HESTER 

13  JUDITH 

14  SUSANNAH 

15  JOHN 

1 6  DANIEL 

17  HANNAH  Baptized,  adult,  March      **   '7*7 


The  six  children  from  Robert  to  Daniel  were  baptized 
at  Newtown  August  i  1710  by  Rev.  Mr.  Poyer,  rector 
of  Grace  Church,  Jamaica. 


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WILLIAM  MORRELL 

SECOND    GENERATION 

son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 
of  Newtown 

Married 
ELIZABETH  (surname  not  known) 

William  Morrell  is  frequently  of  record  and  many 
deeds  and  other  recorded  papers  were  executed  by  him, 
as  late  as  1727,  after  which  his  name  ceases  to  appear. 
Whether  he  died  or  moved  elsewhere  is  conjecture. 
Between  1716  and  1723  all  deeds  were  joined  in  by 
Elizabeth  his  wife.  Before  and  after  these  dates  he 
signed  alone. 

No  descendants  of  William  and  Elizabeth  are  posi- 
tively known. 


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SARAH  MORRELL 

SECOND   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 
of  Newtown 

Nothing  reliable  of  Sarah  is  known  beyond  the  fact 
that  she  was  in  Newtown,  adult  1685.  The  name  Sarah 
is  frequent  in  Morrell  records  and  it  is  impossible  to 
specify  the  proper  place  of  each. 


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ABAGAIL  MORRELL 

SECOND    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell 
of  Newtown 

The  only  record  is  the  baptism  of  Abagail,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Morrell,  October  3  1711,  adult. 
It  is  thought  she  married  but  we  have  nothing  positive. 


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JONATHAN  MORRELL 

THIRD   GENERATION 

son  of  Jonathan  and  Judith  Morrell 

of  Newtown 

Baptized  August  15   1697 

Married  September  27,  1715 

PARNEL  MOSS 

of  Newtown 

Their  children  were 

Hannah,  Keziah,  Abagail  and  Mary.  They  did  not 
have  sons. 

Jonathan  was  baptized  in  Collegiate  Dutch  church, 
New  York,  Peter  and  Marytje  Praa  standing  in  sponsor- 
ship; as  no  further  records  of  him  appear  it  is  assumed 
he  died  in  early  life.  He  was  a  member  of  Grace 
Church,  Jamaica,  1716,  and  his  wife  Parnell  was  baptized 
there,  adult,  March  13  1730.  Their  daughters  Hannah, 
Keziah  and  Abagail  were  baptized  July  n,  1729.  Mary 
received  the  rite  some  months  earlier. 

Keziah  married  July  20  1748  Jacob  Aiike 


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10 
THOMAS  MORRELL 

THIRD    GENERATION 

son  of  Jonathan  and  Judith  Morrell 

of  Newtown 
Born  1699  Died  May  15  1771 

Married 
JUDITH  (surname  not  known) 

They  had  children,  Jonathan,  Born  1726;  Jacob  1730; 
Samuel  1733;  Robert  1737  and  Thomas  1739. 

Judith  died  February  25  1762  and  Thomas  married 
again  November  30  1762,  Keziah  Johnson,  widow. 
Thomas  was  buried  in  the  old  Newtown  Cemetery  and 
the  inscription  on  his  tombstone  is  still  (1912)  legible. 

This  is  a  large  and  important  Morrell  lineage  and  is 
known  almost  complete.  Several  distinguished  names 
are  included,  among  them  Thomas  Morrell  known  as  the 
"  fighting  parson  "  who  was  Major  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War,  was  wounded  in  the  Battle  of  Long  Island, 
returned  to  his  command  after  some  six  months  at  home 
and  was  in  several  battles.  After  the  war  he  became  a 
preacher  of  considerable  renown  and  presided  at  the 
service  in  New  York,  when  several  Bishops  and  other 
eminent  clergymen  were  present  at  the  inaugural  of 
President  Washington. 

Rev.  Theodore  L.  Cuyler  was  also  a  member  of  this 
lineage. 


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11 


son  of  Jonathan  and  Judith  Morrell 
of  Newtown 

Married 
MARY   (perhaps  Morse) 

Robert  and  Mary  lived  several  years  in  Newtown 
whence  they  moved  to  New  York  where  he  was  engaged 
in  business  as  a  tallow  chandler,  apparently  with  con- 
siderable success.  He  was  vestryman  of  Trinity  Church 
1759  to  1761  and  his  name  appears  on  several  subscrip- 
tions for  church  work.  Mary  lived  many  years  after 
Thomas'  death  and  is  frequently  of  record.  They  had 
several  children. 


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15 
JOHN  MORRELL 

THIRD    GENERATION 

son  of  Jonathan  and  Judith  Morrell 
of  Newtown 

John  is  supposed  to  have  been  the  founder  of  the 
large  branch  of  Morrells  that  settled  in  Flushing. 

He  was  twice  married,  but  it  is  not  possible  to  entirely 
separate  all  the  children  of  the  several  John  Morrells 
then  in  Newtown.  His  oldest  son  John  married  Aba- 
gail  Alburtus.  A  long  lineage  follows,  not  fully  known 
however. 


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16 
DANIEL  MORRELL 

THIRD    GENERATION 

son  of  Jonathan  and  Judith  Morrell 

of  Newtown 

Born  probably  1710 

Married  March  3  1734 

ALIDA  DOXIE 

daughter  of  Samuel  Doxie  and  Lysbeth  Bas 

of  Long  Island 

Born  1710 

Their  children  were 

1 8  JONATHAN 

19  JUDICK  Baptized      May  27     1739 

20  ELIZABET  October      n    1744 

21  SAMUEL  December     n     1748 

22  JOHANNES  "          April         26   175* 


All  except  Jonathan  baptized  at  the  first  Dutch  Re- 
formed Church  at  Albany. 


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It  is  uncertain  whether  Daniel  and  Alida  were  mar- 
ried at  Newtown  or  Albany.  The  record  is  found  in  the 
first  Dutch  Reformed  Church  of  Albany  but  the  fact 
that  no  baptismal  record  is  found  of  their  first  born 
Jonathan  would  lead,  perhaps,  to  the  assumption  that 
the  marriage  may  have  been  in  Newtown  and  Jonathan 
born  before  they  moved  to  Albany. 

The  Doxies  were  an  old  Long  Island  Family  and  are 
supposed  to  have  all  descended  from  Thomas  Doxsey, 
who  purchased  a  plantation  lot  at  Gravesend  Oct.  19 
1650.  The  name,  with  a  large  variation  in  spelling,  is 
not  uncommon  in  Long  Island  records.  Samuel  Doxie 
was  twice  married  and  Alida,  who  married  Daniel  Mor- 
rell,  was  the  oldest  child  of  the  second  marriage. 


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18 
JONATHAN  MORRELL 

FOURTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Alida  Doxie 

of  Albany 

Born,  supposed  about  1735 
Married  June  15  1763  at  Albany 

DEBORA  VAN  DEUSEN 

Daughter  of  Hartman  Van  Deusen 

and  Margretta  Dyckman  of  Albany 

Born  about  1744 

Their  children  were 

23  DANIEL  Born     March       29   1764 

24  MARGARETHA  "          Apru  8   1766 

25  HARTMAN  "  December     29     1769 

26  JACOB  "  May  8     1771 

27  ALIDA  "         juiy  2S    i773 

28  ELIZABETH  "  November     15     1775 

29  DANIEL  "         juiy          20   i778 


All  the  children  baptized  at  Schaghticoke 


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Jonathan  Morrell  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rev- 
olution, i6th  Albany  regiment. 

The  family  of  Jonathan  Morrell  is  enumerated  at 
Albany  in  the  Census  of  1790  as 

2  males  over  16  years 
2  males  under  16  years 
2  females 

All  the  Van  Deusens  are  (probably)  descended  from 
Abraham  Pietersen,  of  Deursen,  who  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Haarlem,  Holland  Nov.  n  1607  and  came  to 
America  with  his  wife,  Tryntje  Melchoirs,  shortly  after 
their  marriage  Dec.  9  1629. 

An  extensive  genealogy  of  the  Van  Deusen  family  in 
two  large  volumes  is  published. 


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JUDITH  MORRELL 

FOURTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Alida  Doxie 

of  Albany 
Baptized  May  27  1739 

Married 
HARMAN    QUACKENBUSH 

son  of  Sybrant  Quackenbush 

and  Elizabeth  Harmense  Knickerbacker  of  Albany 

Baptized  at  Albany  December  6  1738 

Their  children  were 

30  ALIDA  QUACKENBUSH         Born       December  22  1759 

31  ELIZABETH  QUACKENBUSH  Baptized  September  201761 

32  SYBRAND  QUACKENBUSH          "        September  29  1763 

33  DANIEL  QUACKENBUSH            "        August  27  1765 

34  JOHANNES  QUACKENBUSH        "        May  18 1766 

35  NEELTJE  QUACKENBUSH          "        August  17  1769 

36  JACOB  QUACKENBUSH              "        November  iS  i772 

37  CATHARINA  QUACKENBUSH      "        January  15  1774 
A  Quackenbush  genealogy  is  published. 

The  family  of  Hermanus  Quackenbush  is  enumerated 
in  the  census  of  1790  at  Schaghticoke  as 

3  males  over  16  years 
2  males  under  16  years 

4  females 
2  slaves 


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21 
SAMUEL    MORRELL 

FOURTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Alida  Doxie 

of  Albany 

Baptized  Dec.  n  1748 

Married  March  14  1772  License  date  September  26  1771 
RACHEL  GARDENIER 

of  Albany 
Their  children  were 


38  ANDRIES 

39  DANIEL 

40  JOHANNES 

41  NICHOLAS 

42  HARMEN 

43  HARMEN 

44  MATTHEUS 

45  JONATHAN 

46  JACOB 


Born  May  ii  1773 

February  i i  i 775 

January  12  1777 

February  23  1779 

"  May  i  1781 

June  30  1783 

December  123  1785 

"  March  20  1788 

April  1 8  1791 


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1786  March  21.    The  bill  of  Samuel  Morril  of  £14-4-0 

was  ordered  paid,  (by  the  Council). 
1786   Nov   3    Samuel   Morril   was   appointed   chimney 

viewer  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Samuel  Morrell  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Revo- 
lution, 1st  Regt.  Albany  Militia.  Capt  Scotts  Com- 
pany.* 

In  the  Census  of  1790  the  family  of  Samuel  Morrell 
is  enumerated  at  Watervliet  as  follows 
2  males  over  16  years 
6  males  under  16  years 
i  female 


*     This    record    is    from    New    York    State    Archives  —  The    War    Depart- 
ment at  Washington  cannot  verify  it. 

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GARDENIER 

The  ancestor  of  all  the  Gardeniers  was  Jacob  Janse, 
a  carpenter,  who  came  from  Campen,  in  Holland,  1637, 
settling  first  at  New  Amsterdam  and,  about  1666,  re- 
moving to  Beaverwyck  where  the  remainder  of  his  life 
was  spent.  It  is  reputed  that  he  possessed  high  skill 
as  a  gardener,  hence  his  surname. 

Jacob  was  also  at  one  time  known  as  Jacob  Janse 
Plodder,  and  under  this  name  received  a  grant  for  a 
large  tract  of  land  covering  a  part  of  the  present  city 
of  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  the  title  to  which  was  the  cause  of 
prolonged  litigation  in  the  early  nineteenth  century. 

The  first  wife  of  Jacob  died  in  1669  after  which  he 
married  Barrentje  Stratsmans,  widow  of  Hans  Coen- 
ratse. 


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22 
JOHN  MORRELL 

FOURTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Alida  Doxie 

of  Albany 

Baptized  April  26  1752 

Married  October  29  1774 

HESTER  VAN  TASSEL 

daughters  of  Teunis  Van  Tassel  and  Fytje  Fosner 

(widow) 

of  Albany 

Their  children  were 

47  JACOB  Born     March         3    1778 

48  ELIZABETH                                                             February  22  1780 

49  DANIEL                                                                    September  15  1782 

50  WVNTJE                                                                      January  4  1785 

51  JUDIKJE  "              November  12  1787 

52  TEUNIS  "              April  7  1791 

53  RACHEL  "         August       30    1792 

54  JOHN  January  22     1796 


The  five  oldest  children  were  baptized  at  Schaghticoke, 
Teunis  at  Schoharie  and  the  other  two  at  New  Rhine- 
beck,  now  Lawyersville. 

NOTE  — The  name  of  John  Morrell  does  not  appear  in  the  Census  of  1790 
though  he  was  living:  in  Schoharie  Co.  at  that  time. 


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38 
ANDREW  MORRELL 

FIFTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 

of  Albany 
Baptized  May  n  1773 

Married 

CORNELIA  SLINGERLAND 

daughter  of  Albert  Slingerland 

and  Christina  Van  Vranken  of  Albany 

Baptized  December  7  1775 

Their  children  were 

55  RICHARD  Born     January      12   1795 

56  RACHEL  September    27     1796 

57  RACHEL  April  i    1798 

58  CHRISTINA  February        6     1800 

59  SAMUEL  January         1 8     i8oa 

60  ANN  MARIA  "         April         14   1805 


Children  baptized  at  First  Dutch  Reformed  Church  at 
Albany  excepting  the  youngest  who  was  baptized  in  the 
Dutch  Church  at  New  Rhinebeck. 

Letters  of  administration  on  the  estate  of  Andrew 
Morrell  were  issued  by  the  Surrogate  of  Albany  County 
September  1815. 


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39 
DANIEL  MORRELL 

FIFTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 

of  Albany 

Born  February  I  1775  at  Albany 
Died  December  22  1842  at  Canajoharie 

Married 

CLAARTJE*  GROESBECK 
daughter  of  John  D  Groesbeck  and  Betty  Van  Arnum 

cf  Albany 
Born  March,  12  1770  Died  June  17  1838 

Their  children  were 

61  SAMUEL  Born        December     22     1798 

62  JOHN  D  "  December      14     1800 

63  DANIEL  "        May          29   1804 

64  ALLETTA 

65  RACHEL  "  February       25     1809 

66  DAVID  January          16     1812 

Died    in    Childhood 

67  And  perhaps  CLARISSA  who  married  Hugh  D  Fries 
of  Schodack    All   except  Clarissa   baptized  in  the  First 
Dutch  Reformed  Church  at  Albany 

Married  second    1840 

ABAGAIL  ADSIT 

of  Canajoharie 
She  died  November  24  1856 

"*    several    forms;    claartJe,    Clausie,    Neclasha. 

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In  the  War  of  1812  Daniel  Morrell  was  in  Military 
Service,  in  the  Commissary  Department  stationed,  per- 
haps, at  Ticonderoga. 

All  of  his  children  were  born  at  Albany  and  his  home 
was  there  until  1814,  when  he  moved  to  a  farm  some  six 
miles  from  Canajoharie.  About  1830  he  came  to  the 
village  and,  in  company  with  his  son  Daniel,  entered  the 
grocery  business  there.  Both  his  farmhouse  and  that 
occupied  by  him  in  the  village  are  still  standing  and  in 
good  preservation. 

In  1834  Daniel  was  elected  Assemblyman,  representing 
his  district  in  Montgomery  County,  in  the  New  York 
Legislature. 


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THREE  DEEDS  FOUND  IN  ALBANY 


1815  April  6.  Daniel  Morrel,  of  the  town  of  Canajo- 
harie,  in  the  County  of  Montgomery,  and  Claushie,  his 
wife,  convey  to  David  Woodsworth. 


1825  February  16.  John  Van  O'Linda  of  "Nesquaina  " 
in  the  county  of  Schenectady,  and  Polly,  his  wife ;  Daniel 
Morrell,  of  the  town  of  Root,  in  the  County  of  Mont- 
gomery, and  Clarissa,  his  wife;  Anthony  H  Bradt,  of 
Halfmoon,  in  the  County  of  Saratoga,  and  Catherine,  his 
wife;  Catherine  Groesbeck,  widow  of  Jacob  D.  Groes- 
beck,  deceased;  Harriet  Groesbeck,  of  the  City  of 
Albany,  widow  of  David  S.  Groesbeck,  deceased;  and 
Letty  Groesbeck,  of  the  City  of  Albany,  convey  to  John 
Pearce,  of  the  city  of  Albany. 


1825  February  17  The  same  grantors  and  John  Pearce 
convey  to  William  Scoon. 


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GROESBECK 


Klaes  (Nicholas)  Jacobse  Groesbeck  in  1662  came  from  Rot- 
terdam, Holland.  Was  a  carpenter.  He  was  born  about  1626. 
When  about  72  years  old  he  bought  a  house  and  lot  in  Albany 
on  the  West  Side  of  Pearl  Street,  the  second  North  of  Maiden 
Lane.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth  ....  He  made  a  will 
January  3rd,  1706  or  1707 :  mentioned  the  following  children : 
Jacob,  Catrina,  late  widow  of  Jacob  Teunise  Van  Woert,  Wil- 
liam, Barbara,  wife  of  Gysbut  Marcellus,  Rebecca,  wife  of  Dom- 
inicus  Van  Schaack,  Johannes  and  Stephanus. 

William  Charles  Groesbeck,  third  child  of  Nicholas  Groesbeck, 
was  born  about  1660:  married  first  Gerterny  Schuyler  and  had 
two  children ;  Catelina,  born  1685,  died  in  infancy.  David,  born 
1692.  He  married  Maria  Vander  Pool,  November  8,  1724;  and 
had  eleven  children : 

1  WILLIAM  born     1725  died  1752 

2  CATRINA  "       1726  "    1732 

3  DAVID  "       1728  "    1795 

4  MARY  "       1730  "    1732 

5  MALLEGHORT  "       1732  "    1748 

6  JOHN  "       1734  "    1737 

7  ABRAM  "       1736  "    1736 

8  CATHRYNE  "       1737 

9  GERTERNY  "       1739  "    1745 

10  JOHN   D  "       1741 

11  CATELENA  "       1745 
David  Groesbeck  died  1763. 

Marie  Vander  Pool  died  1757. 


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David  Groesbeck,  third  child,  married  first  Catrina  Vedder  in 
1752  and  had  two  children  : 
William  born  in  1753 
Cornelius  born  in  1751 
Catrina  Vedder  died  December  15,  1754. 
He  then  married   Sarah  Winne,   September  28th,   1765.     She 
was  born  in  1744:  died,  April  20th,  1818. 
David  Groesbeck  died,  March  30th,   1795. 
John  D.   Groesbeck,   10th  child,   married  Betty  Van  Arnum: 
had  two  children: 

Marie  married  John  Van  O'Linda 
Clarissa  married  Daniel  Morrell 

In   1773  he  again  married  Catelina  Van   Schaack:   had  eight 
children : 

John  G  married   Maria  Lansing 
David  "        Harriet  Crandall 

Malcot   V  died  unmarried 
Alletta 

William  married  Hannah  Dickerson 
Catherine  "        Anthony  Bratt 

Sarah  "        John   Pierce 

Jacob  "        Catherine  Shaver 

Maria    Groesbeck   and    John   Van    O'Linda's    children    were; 
Richard,  John,  Jacob,  Aletta,  Cataline  and  James. 

Daniel    MorrelPs    children    were:    Samuel,    John    D.,    Daniel, 
Aletta,  Rachel,  and  David,  who  died  in  childhood. 

John   G.   married   Maria   Lansing:   their   children  were   John 
Lansing,  David,  Abram,  Annie  and  several  others. 

David    G.    married    Harriet    Crandall:    their    children    were 
Harriet,  Maria,  Alida,  Susan,  John  and  Catelina. 

William    married     Hannah     Dickerson:     had     two     children 
Catherine  and  Catalina. 


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Catherine  married  Anthony  Bratt :  had  one  child,  John. 

Sarah  L.  Groesbeck  married  John  Pierce :  had  five  children ; 
Catalina,  Sarah,  Charles,  Frances  and  Phebe. 

Jacob  married  Catherine  Shaver.  Their  children  were: 
Catalina,  Cecelia,  Catharine,  Ann,  John,  Letetia  and  Charles. 

Catharine  Groesbeck  married  Francis  Pruyn.  Their  children 
were  Francis,  David,  William,  Maria  and  Catalina. 

Aletta  and  Malcot  died  unmarried. 

The  Groesbeck  family  is  said  to  have  in  its  possession  several 
articles  of  furniture  and  household  ware,  brought  from  Holland 
by  the  original  Nicholas  in  1662. 


NOTE  — The   above  Groesbeck  genealogy  has  been  kindly  supplied  by  Mr. 
Frederick  P.  De  Witt  of  Mount  Vernon.  N.  Y. 

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40 
JOHN  MORRELL 

FITTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 
Born  January  12  1777 

Married 

REBECCA  BRATT 
of  Albany 

Their  children  were 

68  DANIEL  March         I2    l801 

69  RACHEL  January  19     1803 

70  SAMUEL  February         17     1805 

71  ABRAHAM  DAVENPORT  December       3    1806 

72  ABRAHAM  QUACKENBUSH  February      17    1808 

All   baptized   in   First   Dutch   Reformed   Church   of 
Albany. 


Extract  from  a  letter  of  Mr.  Daniel  Morrell  of  Hart- 
ford 

April  8   1912 

"  I  have  recollection  of  but  one  of  the  brothers  of  my  grand- 
father, Johannes,  known  to  us  as  Uncle  John.  I  recall  that  at 
one  time  he  visited  my  father's  house  in  Albany  while  journey- 
ing in  search  of  family  papers  to  establish  his  title  to  certain 
property  in  England. 

"While  still  in  quest  of  this  fortune  he  was  killed  in  a  rail- 
road accident." 


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41 
NICHOLAS  MORRELL 

FIFTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 

of  Albany 

Born  February  23  1779 
Married 

ELIZABETH  BROOKS 
Their  children  were 

73  RACHEL  Born       December      22     1801 

74  JONATHAN  January      17   1803 

75  SAMUEL  October      28    1805 


All  baptized  in  First  Reformed  Dutch  Church,  Albany. 
No  further  records.     Possibly  he  left  Albany. 


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43 
HERMAN  MORRELL 

FIFTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 

of  Albany 
Born  January  30  1783 

Married 

CATHERINE  (surname  not  found) 
An  only  child  was 

76    SAMUEL  November       14     1805 


Extract  from  a  letter  of  Mrs.  Clarissa  Freeman  to 
Mr.  Daniel  Morrell  of  Hartford,  1912 

"  The  widow  of  another  of  grandfather's  brothers  used  to 
visit  us  in  Albany.  She  was  married  again  and  we  knew  her 
as  Aunt  Katy  Podon.  She  had  one  son  by  her  first  husband 
named  Samuel  Morrell.  He  was  a  youth  of  promising  talents 
but  an  unfortunate  love  affair  changed  his  life  to  one  of  dis- 
sipation. We  moved  to  New  York  soon  after  that  and  lost 
sight  of  Samuel  but  I  am  quite  sure  he  never  married." 


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45 
JONATHAN  MORRELL 

FIFTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Rachel  Gardenier 

of  Albany 

Born  March  20  1788 

Married  November  17  1810 

First  Dutch  Reformed  Church  of  Albany 

ANN  RADCLIFFE 

Their  children  were 

77  MARIA  Born    September    22    1813 

78  ELEANOR  January  6     1816 

79  FANNY  ANN  October         ^   i8i8 


These  three  children  were  baptized  in  the  First  Dutch 
Reformed  Church  of  Albany: 


Ann  Morrell  —  widow  —  married,  November  13,  1831, 
Leonard  Row  (Rowe),  Second  Dutch  Church,  Albany. 
Apparently  this  record  applies  to  the  wife  of  Jonathan. 


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61 
SAMUEL  MORRELL 

SIXTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Clarissa  Groesbeck 

of  Albany 

Born  December  22  1798  Died  August  20  1870 
Married  November  9  1818 

ANNA  ROWE 

of  Flat  Creek  N  Y 

Born  July  25  1801   Died  August  19  1880 

Their  children  were 
07  CLARISSA  Born    May  16   1819 

T):~A       March  26     1876 

JJied      not    married 

98  WlLLIAM  Born      September      17     1821 

99  DANIEL  December          i     1823 

100  CATHERINE  December       27     1825 

101  JOHN  January          31     1828 

102  ANNA  E  July  J3    1831 

103  SAMUEL  October         2    1832 

104  CECELIA  November       10     1834 

Died       May  23     1839 

105  CHARLES  Born    October        15    1830 

Died       January  4     1838 

0 O6  CECELIA  Born      December          9     1842 

Died       May  1 6     1872 

not    married 

107  CHARLES  Born    October        n    1838 
Samuel  Morrell  is  buried  at  Fort  Plain,  N.  Y. ;  his  wife 

was  always  known  to  her  nephews  and  nieces  as  Aunt 
Nannie. 


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62 
JOHN  D.  MORRELL 

SIXTH   GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Clarissa  Groesbeck 

of  Albany 
Born  December  14  1800  Died  September  9  1872 

Married 

MARY  BURNS 

daughter  of  Peter  Burns  and  Sarah  Ann  McDougall 
of  Montreal  Canada 
Their  children  were 

108  CLARISSA  Born    J'un*  10    1831 

109  SARAH  ANN  April  10   1834 
no  DANIEL                                             J«iy  a    1836 

111  JOHN   D  "  May  20     1838 

Died       December          8     1862 
not    married 

112  EDMOND  GROESBECK  Born    January       17    1842 

Died       January  28     1843 

113  MARIETTA  Born    July  21    1844 

The  four  oldest  children  were  baptized  March  i  1840 
at  the  Second  Dutch  Reformed  Church  in  Albany. 

John  D.  Morrell  was  doubtless  named  in  honor  of  his 
grandfather  Groesbeck.  The  middle  letter  bore  no  sig- 
nificance. 

The  name  appears  many  times  in  Albany  Directories. 
In  1852  he  was  in  the  Dry  Goods  business  at  80  State 
Street  and  his  home  was  at  13  Park  Street. 


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BURNS 


Peter  Burns  married  Sarah  Ann  McDougall,  of  Montreal, 
Canada. 

Children : 

MARY  married  John  D.  Morrell. 

ANN  married  Ephraim  Fairfield. 

PETER  died  September  8th,  1840  aged  25  years,  4  months 
and  was  unmarried 

DANIEL  married  Sarah  Margaret  Van  Alstine. 

SARAH  married  Samuel  Tower  (Moved  to  Grand  Rapids 
Michigan,  where  the  family  still  exists). 

Children  of  Ann  and  Ephraim  Fairfield  were  George,  Eliza- 
beth and  John. 

The  antecedents  of  the  Burns-McDougall  family  are  lacking. 
Living  descendants  affirm  that  the  Burns  family  formerly  lived 
somewhere  on  the  banks  of  the  Susquehanna  River  in  New 
York,  that  Sarah  Ann  McDougall  was  a  descendant  of  John 
McDougall  of  Argyleshire,  Scotland  and  that  she  had  three 
brothers,  Donald,  Daniel  and  Dougal. 


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MARY  BURNS  MORRELL 


JOHN  D  MORRELL 


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DANIEL  MORRELL 

SIXTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Clarissa  Groesbeck 

of  Albany 
Born  May  29  1804 

Married 
MATILDA  CLUTE 

Their  only  child  was 

114  MATILDA  Born     September      i    1831 

Married  second 

SARAH  MARIA  HOAG 

daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Maria  Hoag 

of  Flat  Creek  N  Y 

Their  children  were 

115  CLARISSA  Born  July  «  1833 

116  DANIEL  "  J«ne  6  l8'S 

117  SARAH  MARIA  "  February  ^  1837 

Died       May  12     1914 

not  married 

118  ALLETTA  Born    October        21    1839 

IIQ    DAVID  September      30     184* 

Drowned 

1 20  HARRIET  "       March         31    1844 

121  MARY  October  21      1846 

Died   young 


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64 
ALLETTA  MORRELL 

SIXTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Clarissa  Groesbeck 

of  Albany 
Born  1807  Died  June  9  1866 

Married  July  24  1824 

at  Dutch  Reformed  Church  at  Lawyersville  N  Y 
WILLIAM  RICKARD 

of  Rondout  N    Y 
Born  1803  Died  1860 

Their  children  were 

122  SAMUEL  RICKARD 

123  DANIEL  RICKARD 

124  CATHERINE  RICKARD 

125  WILLIAM  RICKARD 

126  CLARISSA  RICKARD 

127  DAVID  RICKARD  Born     1836 

Died     1863 

128  LUCAS   WlNNE   RlCKARD      Bom      November         9     1838 

129  GEORGE  RICKARD  "       October  1840 

130  ALLETTA  RICKARD 

131  JOHN  RICKARD  Died  in  infancy 


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RICKARD 

122  SAMUEL  Married    Cornelia    Van     Slyck    and 

had  children  Charles  and  Birdsley. 

123  DANIEL  Married   Amanda   Everson  and   had 

Hattie  and  several  other  children. 

124  CATHERINE      Married  first,  Manassah  Burrill;  sec- 

ond, Mr.  Layman;  third,  Mr. 
Meade.  She  had  but  one  child 
who  died  in  infancy. 

125  WILLIAM          Married  first,  Caroline  Everson;  sec- 

ond, Josephine  Everson.    Had  only 
child  Isabella. 

126  CLARISSA          Married   Augustus    Morrell.       They 

had  children  Daniel,  Alletta,  Clara 
and  William. 

127  DAVID  Married  Louise  Winne.   No   further 

record 

128  LUCAS  W        Married    Hannah    Cotant;   they   had 

only  child  George. 

129  GEORGE  Married  first,  Abagail  Mabie;  second, 

Josephine.      ( ?)      No     record     of 
family. 

130  ALLETTA          Married  Mr.  Petrie. 


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65 
RACHEL  MORRELL 

SIXTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Clarissa  Groesbeck 

of  Albany 

Born  February  25  1809  Died  November  6  1849 
Married  January  22  1801 

PETER  PUTNAM 
son  of  Peter  and  Rachel  Putnam 

of  Albany 

Born  June  24  1810  Died  December  27  1893 
Their  children  were 

132  DAVID  PUTNAM  Born    June  6    1833 

Died       February  5     1835 

133  ALIDA  PUTNAM  Born    May  29    1834 

Died       December        13     1834 

134  DAVID  PUTNAM  Born    April          25    1836 

Died       January  7     1837 

135  CLARISSA  PUTNAM  Born    January       24   1838 

Died       January  19     1913 

136  PETER  PUTNAM  Born    March         10    1840 

Died       May  ii      1912 

137  DANIEL  PUTNAM  Born     June  2    1842 

Died       September      17     1845 

138  DAVID  PUTNAM  Born     March         27    1846 

Died       i°    infancy 

136  Peter  Putnam  Jr  married  August  20  1863,  Mar- 
garet Adelaide  Haswell,  Born  January  18  1841. 

After  the  death  of  Rachel,  Peter  was  again  married 
to  Abbie  Eaton.  They  had  two  children,  Anna  and  Ella 
Gertrude. 

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98 
WILLIAM  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Flat  Creek  N  Y 
Born  September  10  1821    Died  September  30  1870 

Married  April  2  1848 

FANNY  MARIA  VOSBURGH 

daughter  of  Jacob  Vosburgh  and  Hannah  Mount 

of  Flat  Creek 
Born  January  16  1828  Died  July  u  1892 

Their  children  were 

139  HANNAH  Born  July  n  1849 

140  ANNA  MARY  Born  August  20  1851 

141  IRVING  W  Born  May  a  1854 

142  ELLA  LOUISE  Born  May  ai  1856 

143  WILLIAM  WALTER  Born  June  24  1859 

144  ELMER  ELSWORTH  Born  February  16  i86a 

William  Morrell  lived  at  Flat  Creek,  N.  Y.,  until  1871, 
when  he  moved  to  what  was  known  as  the  Altman  farm 
—  near  Sharon  Springs, —  Schoharie  Co.,  N.  Y. 


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99 

DANIEL  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 
Born  December  i   1823  Died  June  15  1894 

Married 

MARY  LOUISA  KIPP 
daughter  of  William  Kipp  and  Miss  Frink 
of  Kinderhook   N   Y 

Their  children  were 

145  ANNA  FLORENCE 

146  LILLIAN  Born    1860 

Died       February  1894 

147  CLIFFORD  Died  young 

148  MARIA  LOUISE  Died  young 


Daniel  Morrell  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851  and  in 
1865  was  District  Attorney  for  Montgomery  County, 
N.  Y. 


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SARAH  ANN  McDOUGALL  BURNS 


The  following  is  found  in  "  Old  Kinderhook  " 

The  first  newspaper  published  in  Kinderhook  was  "  The 
Kinderhook  Herald "  which  made  its  appearance  January  3 
1825. 

Among  the  business  notices  on  the  first  page  is  one  of  Wil- 
liam Kip,  Watchmaker  and  Jeweler. 

William  Kip  was  Justice  for  Sessions  during  the  years  1858, 
1859  and  1863. 

Describing  Kinderhook  as  of  1864: 

"  On  Hudson  Street  is  the  very  old  house  in  which  lived 
William  Kip,  his  wife,  her  sisters  Mrs.  Hobart,  Mrs.  Winton 
and  Mrs.  Dodge  and  Miss  Virginia  Kip,  a  daughter.  Another 
daughter,  Gertrude,  had  married  Judge  Cook  of  Canajoharie 
and  Mary  L.  was  the  wife  of  D.  Morrell  of  Palentine.  The 
sons,  Augustus  and  Clarence  were  in  New  York. 

On  the  corner  of  the  lot  was  Mr.  Kip's  Watch  and  Jewelry 
shop." 


77 


100 
CATHERINE  MORRELL 

SEVENTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 
Born  December  27  1825   Died  March  23  1882 

Married  June  5  1849 

NICHOLAS  J   SMITH 

Died  January  18  1890 

Their  children  were 


149  SAMUEL  M   SMITH 

150  CAROLINA  A  SMITH 

151  CHARLES  J   SMITH 

152  ANNA  BELL  SMITH 

153  JOHN  MORRELL  SMITH 


Bom      February 
Died       June 


June 

Died     August 

Born      March 

Died    July 

Born      June 

October 


4  1850 

23  1857 

29  1853 

31  1876 

17  1836 

2  1837 

24  1858 


17     1865 


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150  CAROLINA  A 


SMITH 

Married  August  31  1876  Nicholas 
Corad.  They  had  children 
Charles  Albert,  Born  April  6 
1879  and  Kittie  May  Born  April 
28  1881. 

Married  October  29  1879  John 
Hutching^.  Their  children  were 
Helena  born  October  20  1880, 
Charles  born  September  8  1882, 
Died  February  7  1883,  Albert 
M.  Born  May  20  1886  and  Wil- 
liam Born  May  8  1888. 

153  JOHN  MORRELL    Married  Mary  Tygert.    They  had 
son  Robert. 


152  ANNA  BELL 


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101 
JOHN  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 
Born  January  31   1828    Died  March  1912 

Married  June   15    1852 

AGNES  SLINGERLAND 

daughter  of  Maus  Slingerland  and  Susan  Sager 

of  near  Albany 
Their  only  child  was 
154  SUSAN  ELIZABETH 


80 


102 
ANNA  E    MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 
Born  July  13  1831    Died  May  19  1884 

Married  July   13    1858 

DANIEL  WEISS  VROOMAN 

Born  November  i  1839  Died  October  13  1910 

Their  children  were 
155  CLARA  MORRELL  VROOMAN  Born  April  22    1859 

Died   November      29     1912 


Born  NOV. 


8     1861 


156  MARGARET  VROOMAN 

157  SAMUEL  VROOMAN 

158  IMOGENE  VROOMAN 

159  DANIEL  W  VROOMAN 

160  KITTIE  MAY  VROOMAN 

161  CHARLES  VROOMAN 

162  MORRELL  VROOMAN 

162  MORRELL  VROOMAN 

Morrell  Vrooman  married  April  28  1909,  Helen  Sco- 
field  Pryor  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  They  have  a  son,  Morrell, 
Jr.  Live  at  Gloversville,  N.  Y. 


M 

September 

3 

1863 

Died 

February 

14 

1864 

Born 

April 

i 

1866 

Died 

June 

9 

1894 

Born 

May 

II 

1868 

Died 

January 

5 

1874 

Born 

January 

22 

1870 

Died 

January 

II 

1874 

Born 

August 

4 

1873 

Died 

December 

6 

1873 

Born 

February 

10 

1875 

81 


103 
SAMUEL  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 
Born  October  2  1832  Died  October  1912  at  Oneida  N  Y 

Married  November  27  1854 

MARIA  LOUISE  CONKLING 

daughter  of  Thomas  Conkling  of  New  York 

and  Magdalena  Spraker  of  Palentine 

Born  in  Currytown  N  Y  August  14  1837 

Their  children  were 

163  MARGARET  LOUISE  Born    July  J9    1861 

164  DANIEL   S  "          September         7     1855 

Died       October  1862 

165  SUSAN  IMOGENE  Born    November     21    1858 

Died       October  1862 


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107 
CHARLES  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Anna  Rowe 

of  Albany 

Born  October  u  1838    Died  March  18  1882 
Married    March  26  1861 

MATILDA  VROOMAN 

Their  children  were 

166  MARIA  LOUISE 

167  SAMUEL  B 

168  WILLIAM 

169  CLARENCE  VOLKERT    Died  in  infancy 

170  JOHN  FRANKLIN 

171  GRACE 


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108 
CLARISSA  MORRELL 

SEVENTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  John  D   Morrell  and  Mary  Burns 

of  Albany 
Born  January  10  1831 

Married 
LORRAINE  CLASSON  FREEMAN 


No  children  were  born  to  them 


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109 
SARAH  ANN  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  John  D.  Morrell  and  Mary  Burns 

of  Albany 
Born  April  10  1834 

Married 

PETER  DE  WITT 

son  of  Daniel  L  DeWitt  and  Catherine  Pike  of 
Hopewell   N   Y 

Their  children  were 

172  DANIEL  MORRELL  DE  WITT     Born  October       20   1864 

173  EDWIN  CLARENCE  DE  WITT  July  *»    »866 

174  LORRAINE  PETER  DE  WITT          "    December      2    1870 

Died  July  1°    1871 

175  FREDERICK  PETER  DE  WITT      Bornjuiy  ^    1872 

176  JOHN  JULIAN  DE  WITT  "    March  2    1874 

177  WALTER  GROESBECK  DE  WITT     "    November      2    1876 


Daniel  M.  De  Witt  married  October  22  1890  Harriet 
E.  Satterly.  John  J.  De  Witt  married  June  14  1905 
Amelia  Florence  Bailey.  Walter  G.  De  Witt  married 
Nov.  2,  1905  Elizabeth  Dorothy  Ell  nwood;  they  have 
children  John  E.  and  Walter  G. 


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110 
DANIEL  MORRELL 

SEVENTH   GENERATION 

son  of  John  D  Morrell  and  Mary  Burns 

of  Albany 
Born  July  3  1836  at  Canajoharie 

Married  1862 

CORNELIA   JOSEPHINE    SILVER 

daughter  of  Abraham  P.  Silver  and  Lydia  B  Burgess 

of  Richmond,  P  Q.  Canada 

Born  March  18  1840 
Died  November  20  1914  at  Hartford 

Their  children  were 

178  JOHN  WATSON  Born   February         12     1864 

179  DANIEL  SILVER  "     March  3    1866 

180  SUSAN  "      May  2     1869 


181  CORNELIA 
182  WALTER  FAIRBAIRN 
183  FLORENCE  LYDIA 

March 
Died   April 
Bom  February 
Died   November 
Bom  November 

19 
19 

18 
7 
II 

1871 
1871 
1873 
1880 
1874 

184  JAMES  GASHERIE  DE  WITT 

Bom  November 

3 

1  876 

185  MARY  BURNS 

Born  April 
Died  July 

26 
26 

!878 
1878 

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DANIEL  MORRELL 

Daniel  Morrell,  the  subject  of  this  article,  is  from  the 
point  of  view  of  the  compilers  of  this  genealogical  record 
of  the  Morrell  family  particularly  worthy  of  selection 
for  special  mention  as  exemplifying  to  a  marked  degree 
the  traits  and  characteristics  of  the  entire  line  so  far  as 
it  has  been  possible  to  acquire  information  of  a  reliable 
character.  A  brief  review  of  the  grounds  for  presenting 
this  opinion  follows  herewith  preliminary  to  the  com- 
ments we  propose  to  make  upon  Mr.  Morrell's  life. 

Both  the  name- root  and  the  coat-of-arms  attributed  to 
the  family  imply  that  before  its  appearance  in  what  is 
now  the  United  States  its  members  belonged  to  the  land 
holding  class,  that  some  were  of  French  Huguenot 
extraction  and  in  common  with  many  other  members  of 
their  faith  were  driven  from  France  during  the  religious 
wars  of  that  Country  in  the  Sixteenth  Century. 

Researches  suggest  that  upon  leaving  France  an  an- 
cestor of  the  family  in  this  Country  settled  in  England 
(probably  in  the  County  of  Kent)  although  he  may  have 
resided  for  a  time  in  Holland  prior  to  his  arrival  in 
England. 

As  will  be  observed  upon  consulting  the  records  which 
follow,  the  progenitor  of  the  family  in  this  country  settled 

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at  Newtown,  Long  Island,  in  1666;  and  true  to  the  gen- 
eral traditions  of  the  race  at  once  acquired  as  his  source 
of  livelihoood  several  acres  of  land.  A  majority  of  his 
descendants  have  followed  his  calling  of  a  tiller  of  the 
soil,  intermarrying  extensively  with  the  New  York  State 
Dutch  and  Scotch  families,  particularly  in  the  vicinity  of 
Albany,  along  the  Hudson,  and  westward  through  the 
Mohawk  Valley,  although  the  family  is  widely  dispersed 
elsewhere.  Others  have  entered  mercantile  pursuits  and 
the  military  and  other  professions,  the  predominant  traits 
of  all  perhaps  being  a  modest  self-respect  and  slow  ten- 
acity of  purpose  in  the  selected  calling,  characteristics 
which  while  not  seeking  political  or  other  activities  of  a 
conspicuous  nature,  are  of  far  more  value  to  the  intrinsic 
strength  and  prosperity  of  any  country. 

Daniel  Morrell  was  born  in  Canajoharie,  New  York, 
July  3rd,  1836,  the  son  of  John  D.  and  Mary  (Burns) 
Morrell.  The  father  at  that  time  owned  and  operated  a 
number  of  boats  on  the  Erie  Canal,  the  great  artery  for 
transporting  heavy  freight  between  the  East  and  the  West 
prior  to  the  day  of  railroads.  While  the  son  was 
still  very  young  the  family  moved  to  Albany,  New  York, 
and  later  to  New  York  City.  Mr.  Morrell  received  a 
common  school  education  of  the  period  and  owing  to 
natural  strength  of  mind  and  will  was  prepared  for  and 
intended  entering  college  at  an  early  age,  when  his  father's 
capital  consisting  almost  entirely  of  canal  boats  was  con- 
sumed in  a  great  conflagration  which  destroyed  nearly 
all  the  vessels  of  this  description  laid  up  for  the  winter 
in  the  Albany  basin.  Insurance  not  being  recognized  or 


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employed  as  it  is  to-day,  the  father's  loss  through  failure 
to  provide  that  safeguard  reduced  his  means  to  an  extent 
necessitating  the  son's  entering  business  instead  of 
college. 

Accordingly  in  1853  Daniel  Morrell  after  one  or  two 
essays  elsewhere  entered  the  employ  of  the  old  Wall 
Street  Brokerage  and  Banking  House  of  David  Groes- 
beck  &  Company,  whose  offices  for  many  years  were  at 
30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City.  Mr.  Morrell  later  was 
made  a  partner  in  the  firm ;  and  about  1860  also  became  a 
member  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  retaining  his 
membership  nearly  thirty  years.  In  1876  Christopher  M. 
Spencer,  one  of  New  England's  most  talented  inventors, 
the  designer  of  the  Spencer  repeating  rifle,  and  other 
improved  mechanical  devices,  interested  Mr.  Morrell  to 
such  an  extent  in  an  automatic  machine  the  former  had 
invented  that  the  latter  severed  his  active  connection  with 
the  firm  of  David  Groesbeck  &  Company  that  he  might 
in  company  with  Mr.  Spencer  and  other  local  interests 
organize  the  Hartford  Machine  Screw  Company,  at 
Hartford,  Connecticut. 

That  Company  through  the  basic  ideas  of  the  original 
machine  and  subsequent  improvements  was  instrumental 
in  revolutionizing  the  processes  throughout  the  world  by 
which  machine  screws  of  every  description,  nuts,  rivets 
and  nearly  all  lathe  turned  parts  are  produced.  The 
Company  at  its  inception  underwent  the  usual  difficulties 
in  overcoming  prejudice  and  inertia  in  introducing  its 
improved  methods;  and  its  final  success  may  be  prin- 


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cipally  attributed  to  the  patience  and  business  acumen  of 
Mr.  Morrell  and  the  financial  assistance  he  extended 
the  Company  when  this  aid  could  not  be  obtained  else- 
where. 

Mr.  Morrell  retired  from  active  business  in  1905 
although  he  continues  to  maintain  a  strong  interest  in 
financial  matters  generally. 

On  June  25th,  1862,  he  married  Cornelia  Josephine 
Silver,  of  New  York  City,  their  Golden  Wedding  having 
been  celebrated  at  the  residence  in  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
in  1912. 

In  closing  this  brief  review  of  Daniel  Morrell's  career 
his  friends  will  unite  in  naming  him  as  an  exemplar  of 
the  best  American  citizenship.  His  nature  is  kindly  and 
charitable  to  the  utmost  degree  and  the  many  whom  he 
has  befriended  will,  we  believe,  upon  reading  this  be 
glad  to  join  their  tribute  of  love  and  respect. 


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SILVER 

Abraham  Perkins  Silver  and  Lydia  Bailey  Burgess 
were  parents  of  four  children.  Two  sons  died  in  infancy ; 
Cornelia  Josephine  married  Daniel  Morrell;  Susan  De 
Witt  married  Walter  Cheeseman  Fairbairn  of  New  York 
City  on  September  19  1866;  he  died  April  24  1871.  They 
had  two  children  Lydia  Silver  and  Walter  both  of  whom 
died  young. 

Susan  married  (second)  June  21  1905  George  Lewis 
Chase  of  Hartford  Conn.  He  died  January  8  1908. 

The  grandfather  of  Abraham  P.  Silver  was  James 
Silver  a  Surgeon  in  the  army  during  the  War  of  the 
Revolution  and  it  is  traditional  in  the  family  that  he 
served  at  Bunker  Hill  and  was  courtmartialed  for  seiz- 
ing the  gtm  of  a  wounded  man  and  fighting  in  the  ranks 
instead  of  attending  to  his  proper  duties. 

After  the  war  James  resided  in  Nottingham  N.  H.  and 
a  curious  certificate  of  membership  in  the  Masonic  Lodge 
of  that  town,  dated  in  the  Masonic  year  5800  is  owned 
by  the  family.  He  resumed  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
Nottingham  and  some  years  later  removed  to  Canada. 

A  son  of  James  Silver  was  also  a  physician,  receiving 
his  education  at  Dartmouth. 


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Thomas  Poor,  Esq.  CoK  of  the  Regt. 
of   Military   from  y*  Massachusetts   State. 

Camp  at  West  Point. 

To  James  Silver,  Gentleman,  Greeting. 

Being  informed  of  your  skill  in  surgery  and  reposing  especial 
trust  and  confidence  in  your  ability  and  good  conduct,  do  by 
these  Presents,  Constitute  and  Appoint,  you,  the  said  James 
Silver,  to  be  Surgeon's  Mate  in  the  Reg't  whereof  Samuel  Hassel- 
tine  is  Surgeon,  Raised  by  this  Colony  to  re-enforce  the  American 
Army,  for  eight  months  from  the  time  you  shall  arrive  in 
Camp.  You  are  therefore  carefully  and  dilligently  to  discharge 
the  duty  of  Surgeon's  Mate  in  said  Reg't.  in  all  things  apper- 
taining thereto,  observing  from  time  to  time,  such  orders  and 
instructions  as  you  shall  receive  from  any  Superior  officers, 
according  to  Military  rules  and  disipline,  established  by  the 
American  Congress,  for  which  this  shall  be  your  sufficient  war- 
rant 

Given  under  our  hands  and  seal,  this  tenth  day  of  August  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  1778 

Thos.    Poor  Col. 

Abijah   Brown  Lieut   Col. 

Seth  Turner  Major 

Samuel    Hasseltine      Surgeon 
By  order  of  the 
Commanding  Officer 

Wm  Burrows 
Clerk 


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The  following  is  a  correct  copy  of  portions  of  the  Military 
Archives  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 

James  Silver  appears  with  rank  of  Surgeon's  Mate  on  a 
Muster  and  Pay  Roll  of  the  Field  and  Staff  Officers  of  Col. 
Thomas  Poor's  regiment.  Time  of  Engagement  June  5  1778. 
Time  of  discharge  October  13  1778.  Service  4  months,  21  days, 
including  12  days  (245  miles)  travel  home.  Regiment  raised 
for  defence  of  North  river. 

James  Silver  appears  with  rank  of  Surgeon's  Mate  on  Pay 
Rolls  for  June — September,  1778,  of  the  Field  and  Staff 
Officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.,  dated  Fort  Clinton. 

James  Silver  appears  in  a  Regimental  Order  dated  West 
Point,  October  12  1778.  Said  Silver,  Surgeon's  Mate,  and 
others  reported  as  having  been  discharged  from  any  further 
service  in  his  regiment,  agreeable  to  Gen.  Washington's  orders. 

James  Silver  appears  with  rank  of  Surgeon's  Mate  on  Pay 
Roll  for  February,  1779,  of  the  Field  and  Staff  Officers  of  Col. 
Thomas  Poor's  regt.,  dated  Kings  Ferry.  Said  Silver  reported 
discharged  October  12  1778  (Indicating  reenlistment.) 


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113 


daughter  of  John  D  Morrell  and  Mary  Burns 

of  Albany 

Born  April  n  1844  Died  October  17  1872 
Married  September  26  1866 

LORRAINE  CLASSON  FREEMAN 

Their  children  were 

186  CLARA  ELIZABETH  FREEMAN  Born  December     23   1867 

Died  September         6     1915 

187  LORRAINE  FARRINGTON  FREEMAN 

Born  February        25     187.1 
Died    October          24     1872 


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CORNELIA  JOSEPHINE  SILVER  MORRELL 


114 
MATILDA   MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Matilda  Clute 

of  Albany 

Born  Sept  i  1831 

Married  June  4  1854 

JOHN  H   NASH 

Their  children  were 

188  WILLIS  G  NASH 

189  SARAH  NASH 

190  MATILDA  NASH 

191  EDGAR  NASH 

192  ELLA  NASH 


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NASH 

188  WILLIS  G.  Married  Sarah  Crounse;  they  have 

children  Mabel  and  De  Witt. 
For  many  years  Mr.  Nash  served 
as  President  of  the  Mercantile 
National  Bank  of  New  York, 
later  associating  with  the  Irving 
National  Bank.  His  home  is  in 
Yonkers. 

189  SARAH  Married  S.  Edward  Miller  and  has 

children  Louise  and  Edgar. 

190  MATILDA  Married  George  Hutchins  and  has 

son  Willis  Nash  Hutchins,  born 
August  8  1908. 


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116 
DANIEL  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Sarah  M  Hoag 

of  Albany 

Born  June  6  1835 

Married  October  21   1860 

MARGARET  VEDDER 

Their  children  were 

193  LILLIAN 

194  DELAVAN 

195  MILTON 

196  EDGAR 

197  EUGENE 

198  MARY 


They  mostly  live  near  Schenectady 


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118 
ALLETTA  MORRELL 

SEVENTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Sarah  M  Hoag 

of  Albany 

Born  October  21  1839 

Married  October  25   1866 

THOMAS  DE  WITT  DUNSHEE 

They  have  only  child 
199  IRENE  DUNSHEE 


Mrs.  Dunshee  and  her  daughter  are  living  (1913)  at 
Canajoharie. 


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139 
HANNAH  MORRELL 

EIGHTH  GENERATION 

daughter  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 

of  Flat  Creek 

Born  July  n  1849 

Married  September  30  1873 

CHARLES  B  JONES 

son  of  Joseph  Jones 

Their  children  were 

200  EFFIE  JONES 

201  ELLA  JONES 

202  MAY  JONES 
2O2A  FANNY  JONES 


Ella  Jones  is  married  and  has  one  child. 
May  Jones  is  married  to  Leslie  Hiller. 


All  live  near  Sharon  Springs,  N.  Y. 


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ANNA  MARY  MORRELL 

EIGHTH  GENERATION 

daughter  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 

of  Flat  Creek 

Born  August  20  1851 

Married  January  4  1871 

LEVI  KLING 

son  of  Matthew  Kling  and  Catherine  Frame 
of  Sharon  Springs  N  Y 

Their  children  were 

203  WILLIAM  KLING 

204  KITTIE  MAY  KLING  adopted 


Levi   Kling  and   family   were   farmers   near  Sharon 
Springs  until  1878  when  they  moved  to  Tracy,  Minn. 


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141 
IRVING  W  MORRELL 

EIGHTH   GENERATION 

son  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 

of  Flat  Creek 
Born  May  2  1854 
Died  December  3  1912 
Married  Sept  8  1875 

ISABEL  KLING 

daughter  of  Norman  Kling 

of  Sharon  N  Y 

Their  children  were 

205  CHARLES 

2O5A  A  daughter  —  Died  in  infancy 

Married    second 
EMMA  VAN  DILLEN 

Their  children  were 
2058  William  —  Died  in  childhood 

206  IDA 

207  GLADYS 


Irving  W.  Morrell  lived  at  Charleston  Four  Corners 
Montgomery  County,  N.  Y. 


101 


142 
ELLA  LOUISE  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

Born  May  21  1856 

daughter  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 
of  Flat  Creek 

Married  1888 

BENJAMIN  GITMAN 
of  Canajoharie 


They  had  no  children 


102 


143 
WILLIAM  WALTER  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

son  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 

of  Flat  Creek 

Born  June  24  1859 

Married  December  24  1885 

ELIZABETH  YORAN 

daughter  of  Jonas  Yoran  and  Catherine  West 
of  Rock  wood  Fulton  County  N  Y 

Their  children  were 
208    EARL  Born    July  n    1887 

2O8A   RAYMOND  Bom      December      25     1889 

2083  EDITH  FRANCES  Born    November     15    1895 

2080  IRENE  VOSBURGH  Born    May  27    1898 

2o8E  MARION  CHARLOTTE  Born    January         9    1901 


William  Walter  Morrell  lives  in  Sharon  Springs,  N.  Y. 


103 


144 
ELMER  ELSWORTH  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

son  of  William  Morrell  and  Fanny  Maria  Vosburgh 

of  Flat  Creek 
Born  February  16  1862      Died  April  i  1896 

Married 

ALICE   GORDEN 
who  died  1907 

Their  children  were 

210  MABEL 

211  FRANK 


Elmer  E  Morrell  lived  at  Carlisle,  N.  Y. 
Frank  married  March  4  1913  Ethel  Kling. 


104 


145 
ANNA  FLORENCE  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

daughter   of   Daniel    Morrell    and    Mary    Louisa    Kipp 
of  Canajoharie 

Married 
BENJAMIN  FREDENBURG  SPRAKER 

Their  only  child  is 
212  LIVINGSTON  MORRELL  SPRAKER 


105 


154 


daughter  of  John  Morrell  and  Agnes   Slingerland 

of  Albany  N  Y 

Married  Nov.  24  1886 

HORACE  G  BIDWELL 

Their  children  are 

213  ALFRED  MORRELL  BIDWELL 

214  AGNES  SLINGERLAND  BIDWELL 

215  MAUD  ELIZABETH  BIDWELL 


H.  G.  Bidwell  is  a  Physician  and  his  home  is  at  No 
i  Madison  Ave  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


106 


163 
MARGARET  LOUISE  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Samuel  Morrell  and  Maria  L  Conkling 

Born  July  19  1861 

Married  Oct  5  1887 

BREWSTER  SEELY  BROWN 

son  of  Phineas  Seely  Brown 

of  New  York 

Their  only  child  is 

216  RUTH  LOUISE  BROWN          Born  July  ao   I 


107 


166 
MARIA  LOUISE  MORRELL 

EIGHTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Charles  Morrell  and  Matilda  Vrooman 

of  Albany 

Married 

FRANK  L  BIDDLEMAN 
No  children  were  born  to  them 


108 


167 
SAMUEL  B  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Charles  Morrell  and  Matilda  Vrooman 
of  Albany 

Married 

LILLIAN  ALLEN 
Their  children  were 

217  CHARLES  ALLEN  Born  April  4   1903 

218  ALLEN  "       February         to     190$ 


Married  (second) 

ALICE  ROBERTA  ALLEN 

a  sister  of  his  first  wife 

Their  children  were 

219  ELMON 

220  ROBERT 


109 


168 


son  of  Charles  Morrell  and  Matilda  Vrooman 
of  Albany 

Married 

MINNIE  (?) 

They  have  no  children 


110 


170 
JOHN  FRANKLIN  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Charles  Morrell  and  Matilda  Vrooman 
of  Albany 

Married 
BESSIE  BROWNELL 

They  had  child 
221  DONALD 


Married  (second) 
ANNA  JENNINGS 


111 


171 
GRACE  MORRELL 

EIGHTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Charles  Morrell  and  Matilda  Vrooman 
of  Albany 

Married 

HENRY  GAYLORD 
They  had  only  child 

222  MlLDRETH  LOUISE  GAYLORD  Bom    July    18     1901 


112 


179 
DANIEL  SILVER  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

son  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Cornelia  J  Silver 

of  Hartford 
Born  March  3  1866 

Married 

SARAH  NOVELLA  JENNINGS 

daughter  of  William  W  Jennings  and  Alida  B  Stevens 

of  Deep  River  Connecticut 

Their  children  were 

223  NOVELLA  JENNINGS  Born    November      6   191* 

224  DANIEL  SILVER  "     March         *6   1913 


113 


180 
SUSAN  MORRELL 

EIGHTH   GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Cornelia  J  Silver 

of  Hartford 

Born  May  2  1869 

Married  April  29  1896 

JONATHAN  CAMP 

of  Hartford 

son  of  Jonathan  Camp  and  Frances  J  Wood 
of  Norwalk   Connecticut 

They  have  no  children 


114 


183 
FLORENCE  LYDIA  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Cornelia  J  Silver 

of  Hartford 

Born  November  n  1874 

Married  November  8  1899 

HENRY  GREEN  DUFFIELD 

of  Princeton  N  J 

Their  children  were 

225  SUSAN  CORNELIA  DUFFIELD         Born  February   4   1901 

226  DANIEL  MORRELL  DUFFIELD  "  November  24  1903 

227  FLORENCE  ELIZABETH  DUFFIELD  "  January   21  1911 

228  HENRIETTA  GREEN  DUFFIELD  "  October    25  191* 

229  CORNELIA  JOSEPHINE  DUFFIELD  "  June       a*  1914 


115 


193 
LILLIAN  MORRELL 

EIGHTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of  Daniel  Morrell  and  Margaret  Vedder 

of  Albany 

Married  April  1884 

WILLIAM  HAGADORN 

Their  children  were 

230  CLARA  HAGADORN 

231  DE  WITT  HAGADORN 

232  WILLIAM  HAGADORN 

233  DUDLEY  HAGADORN 


DeWitt  Hagadorn  was  married  October  6   1909  to 
Kathleen  Jones 


116 


208B 
EDITH  FRANCES  MORRELL 

NINTH    GENERATION 

daughter  of 

William  Walter  Morrell  and  Elizabeth  Yoran 

Married  December  30  1914 

WILLIAM  MILLER 

Their  child  is 
234  KARL  ELDREDGE  MILLER          Born  October       23   1915 


117 


INDEX 


Adsit  58 

Alburtus  37    47 

Allen  109 

Altman  75 

Arms  4    5    6    7    8    87 

Aiike  44 

Bailey  38    85    91 
Bas  48 
Bellinger  19 
Bergen  17 
Biddleman  108 
Bidwell  106 
Bratt  60    62    63    64 
Brewster  107 
Brooks  65 
Brown  92     107 
Brownell  in 
Burgess  86    91 

Burns  69  70  84  85   86  88   94 

Burrill  73 

Burrows  92 

Camp  114 

Census  26    27    30    31 

Chapman  3 

Chase  91 


Cheeseman  91 
Civil  Life  32 
Classon  94 
Clement  n 
Club  of  Odd  Vols  9 
Clute  71    95 
Coenratse  55 
Conkling  82    107 
Cook  77 
Corad  79 
Cornwall  17 
Cotant  73 
Crandall  62 
Crounse  96 

Cuyler  2    45 
Davenport  64 

Defries  58 

De  Veaux  19 

De  Witt  63    85    86    91    98 

Dickerson  62 

Dodge  77 

Dongan  25 

Doughty  24 

Doxie  48    49 

Duffield  115 

Dunshee  98 

Dyckman  50 


119 


Eaton  74 
Edwardes  3    4 
Eldredge  117 
Elizabeth  —  Queen  5 
Ellinwood  85 
Elsworth  75     104 
England  2    3 
Evans  3 
Everson  73 


Fairbairn  86    91 
Fairfield  70 
Farrington  94 
Fennemin  38 
Plodder  55 
Fosner  56 
Franklin  83     in 
Fredenburgh  105 
Freeman  66    84    94 
Fries  58 
Frink  76 
Frontenac  17 


Hagadorn  116 
Harmense  52 
Hartwell  3 
Hasseltine  92 
Haswell  74 
Hayward  3 
Hiller  99 
Hoag  71     97    98 
Hobart  77 
Hodson  13 
Holland  Society  2 
Hopewell  —  Bark  18 
Hoskins  3 
Houlton  3 
Hugenot  2    87 
Hutchings  79    96 

Inverness  —  Ship  19 

Janse  55 

Jennings  in     113 
Johnson  39    45 
Jones  99     116 


Gardenier  53     55     57     58     64      Kidd  6 


6s    66    67 
Gasherie  86 
Gaylord  112 
Gitman  102 
Gorden  104 
Gorges  9 
Green  115 
Groesbeck  58     60    61     62 

68    69    71    72    74    89 


Kipp  76    77     105 
Kling  100     101     104 

Lansing  62 
Layman  73 
Leigh  3 
Lewis  91 
Lion  —  Ship  10 
Loyalists  29 


120 


Mabie  73 

McDougall  69    70 

Marcellus  61 

Marrel  14    24 

Masonry  91 

Meade  73 

Melchoirs  51 

Military    19     28     29     45      51 

54    59    91    92    93 
Miller  96     117 
Moody  17 
Moore  23 
Morall  23    24    26 
Morel  17     19 
Moril  10 

M  or  rail  3     *5    23 
Morrells  in  America  9 
Morrell  &  Allied  Families  i 
Morrice  17 
Morriell  20 
Morrill  5     II     12    20 
Morris  17 
Morse  46 
Moss  44 
Mount  75 
Mudgett  ii 
Murrell  18    24 
Murrill  10 


MORRELL  first  names 

Abagail  35     43    44    47     58 

Abraham  D  64 

Abraham  Q  64 

Abraham  of   Salisbury  II     12 

Agnes  80    106 

Alice  104 

Alice  R  109 

Alicia  3 

Alida  48    49    50    52     53     56 

Allen  109 

Alletta  58    62    71    72    73    98 

Andrew  53    57 

Ann  67    69    85 

Ann  M  57 

Anna  68     75     76    78     80     81 

82    83     in 
Anna  E  68    81 
Anna  F  76    105 
Anna  L  6 
Anna  M  75     100 
Augustus  73 


Baker  3 
Bessie  in 


Caroline  3 

Catherine  66    68    78 

Cecelia  68 

Charles  3     68     83      101      108 

109    no    in     112 
Charles  A  109 
Charlotte  103 


121 


MORRELL  first  names 

Christina  57 

Claartje  58 

Clara  73 

Clarence  V  83 

Clarissa  58     59     60      62     68 

69    71    72    74    84 
Claushie  60 
Clifford  76 
Cornelia  57    86 
Cornelia    J  86      90     91      113 

114    115 


Daniel  of  Albany  53  56  58 
59  60  62  64  68  69 
7i  72  73  74  76  77 
95  97  98  105  116 

DANIEL  of  Hartford  64  66 
69  86  87  88  89  90  91 
113  114  US 

Daniel  of  Newtown  40  48  49 
50  52  53  56 

Daniel  S  82    86    113 

David  58    62    71 

Debora  50 

Delavan  97 

Donald  in 


Earl  103 
Edgar  07 
Edith  F  103    117 
Edmond  G  69 
Eduouard  14 


MORRELL  first  names 

Edward  14 

Eleanor  67 

Elizabeth     3     17     39     41     48 

So    56    65     80     103     106 

in    117 
Ella  L  75    102 
Elmer  E  75     104 
Elmon  109 
Emma  101 
Ensign  17 
Ethel  104 
Eugene  97 


Fanny  A  67 

Fanny    M  75     99      100      101 

102    103    104    117 
Florence  76    105 
Florence  L  86    115 
Frances  103    117 
Francis  V  i     37 
Frank  104 


George  H  6 
George  K  6 
Gladys  101 
Grace  83     112 


Hannah  25  35  36  37  38 
39  40  41  42  43  44 
75  99  loo  101 

Harman  53    66 


122 


MORRELL  first  names 

Harriet  71 

Hartman  50 

Herbert  6 

Herman  —  Harman 

Hester  40    56 

Hugh  5    20 


Ida  icri 
tmogene  82 
frene  V  103 
Irving  W  75     101 
Isaac  10    ii 
Isabel  101 


Jacob  45    50    53    56 

James  20 

James  G  86 

James  W  H  3 

Jeremiah  3 

Johannes  —  John 

John  of  Albany  48    53    56    64 

68    80    106 
John  of  Georgia  19 
John  of  Gravesend  17 
John  of  Kittery  13 
John  of  Newtown  25     37     39 

40    47 

John  of  Wales  3 
John    D    58     62     69     70     84 

85    86    88    94 
John   F  83     in 
John  W  86 


MORRELL  first  names 
Jonathan  35     40     44     45     46 

47      48     49     50     51      53 

65    67 

Joseph  35    39 
Josephine  86    90    91 
Judith  3     39     40     44     45     46 

47    48    52    56 


Keziah  44    45 


Letitia  6 

Lillian  76    97    109    116 

Louisa  and  Louise  75     76    82 

83     102    105     107    I 08 
Lydia  86    115 


Mabel  104 

Margaret  18    97    116 

Margaret  L  82    107 

Margaretha  50 

Maria  57    67    71    75    99     100 

101     102    103    104 
Maria  L  76     82     83     107     108 
Marietta  69  94 
Marion  C  103 
Martha  37 
Mary  3     37     38     44 


70    71 

94  97 
Mary  E  3 
Mary  L  76  77 


75    84    85 

IOO      IIO 


46 

86 


69 
88 


105 


123 


MORRELL  first  names 
Matilda  71     83     95     108     109 

no    in     112 
Matthew  53 
Milton  97 
Minnie  no 


Nannie  68 
Neclasha  58 
Nicholas  18    53    65 
Novella  113 


Parnell  44 
Phebe  37    38 
Pierre  19 

Rachel  53    56    57     58    62    64 

65    66    67    74 
Raymond  103 
Rebecca  64 
Richard  14    57 

Robert  5    20    40    45    46    109 
Roberta  109 

Samuel  of  Albany  53  54  57 
58  62  64  65  66  67 
68  75  76  78  80  81 
82  83  107 

Samuel  of  Newtown  35  36  38 
45  48 

Samuel  B  83     109 

Sarah  10     n     13     35     38    42 


MORRELL  first  names 
Sarah  A  69    85 
Sarah  M  71    97    98 
Sarah  N  113 
Susan  86    114 
Susan  E  80    106 
Susan  I  82 
Susannah  38    40 


Teunis  56 

Thomas  of  England  5 

Thomas  the  Founder  i    15    21 

23    24    25    26    27    28    30 

31    35    36    37    38    39    40 

4i    42    43 

Thomas    of    Gravesend  15     16 
Thomas   of    Newtown   25     27 

36    37    45 


Walter  75    103    117 

Walter  F  86 

William  9    35    38    41    68    73 

75     83     99     loo     roi     102 

103    104     i 10 
William  E  3 
William  H  20 
William  Rev  9 


William  W  75     103 
Wyntje  56 


117 


124 


Nash  95    96 

Schuyler  61 

Nichol  25 

Scofield  81 

Novella  113 

Scoon  60 

Scott  54 

Origin  I     2 

Seeley  107 
Shaver  62    63 

Significance  I 

Pearce  60    62    63 

Silver  86    go    91    92    93 

Perkins  91 

114    115 

Petrie  73 

Slingerland  57    80     106 

Pierce  —  Pearce 

Smith  3    38    78    79 

Pietersen  51 

Spelling  I 

Pike  85 

Spencer  89 

Podon  66 

Spraker  82     105 

Poor  92    93 

Stevens  113 

Powell  6 

Stratsman  55    , 

Poyer  40 

Stuart  3 

Praa  44 

Prame  100 

Prudence    &    Mary  —  Ship  18 

Teunise  61 

Pruyn  63 
Pryor  81 
Putnam  74 

Thompson  25 
Tories  29 

Tower  70 

Turner  92 

Quackenbush  52    64 

Tygert  79 

Radcliffe  67 
Raymond  103 
Rickard  72    73 
Rowe  67    68     75 
81    82    83 

Sager  80 
Satterly  85 


76     78     80 


Van  Alstine  70 
Van  Arnum  58 
Vanderpool  61 
Vanderveer  8 
Van  Deusen  50 
VanDillen  101 
Van  O'Linda  60 


62 


62 


125 


Van  Schaack  61    62 

Van  Slyck  73 

Van  Tassel  56 

Van  Vranken  57 

Van  Woert  61 

Vedder  62    97    116 

Volkert  83 

Vosburgh    75      99      100      101 

102      IO3      IO4 

Vrooman     81      83      108      109 
no    in     112 


War  of  the  Revolution  19 

29    45    Si    54    9i    92 
War  of  1812  30    59 
Washington  45    93 
Watson  86 
Weiss  81 
West  103 
Winne  62    72    73 
Winton  77 
Wood  114 
Woods  worth  60 
Wright  3 


28 
93 


Wales  4 
Wanderlust  33 


Yellow  Hair  i 
Yoran  103 


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